Stephen Geller
Software Engineer at Block
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolStephen Geller is a software engineer with nine years of experience building scalable backend systems and developer tooling, currently focused on part-time or contracting roles. At Block (Cash App) he architects Kotlin/Misk services for identity verification, phone verification, and support automation, and has driven SLO/monitoring practices and data migrations adopted across teams. His background spans developer experience, DevOps and infrastructure—delivering AWS CDK libraries at The Guardian, test-driven infrastructure at Unruly, and advocate-facing tools that bridge product and operations. A former Makers Academy student and XP proponent, he combines rigorous engineering practices with a knack for mentoring and improving team delivery. Based in Melbourne, he brings a practical mix of backend systems design, operational excellence, and a track record of reducing verification friction at scale.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development Bootcamp Web Development, Web Development Bootcamp Web Development at MakersBachelor of Science - BSc Psychology, Bachelor of Science - BSc Psychology at The University of Sheffield
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Github Skills (80)
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guardian10
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aws-cdk10
explore9
traceability8
twitter8
rendering8
bakery8
cloudwatch8
lambdas8
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Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
makersacademy/acebook-bluejuly2017
Sep 2017 - Oct 2019
Contributions:12 PRs, 17 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 1 month
guardian/editorial-tools-integration-tests
Apr 2020 - Oct 2020
Integration tests for the Guardian's Editorial Tools platform
Contributions:12 reviews, 173 PRs, 346 pushes in 6 months
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