Stig Brautaset
Staff Software Engineer at CircleCI
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolStig Brautaset is a Staff Software Engineer with 20 years of experience designing and operating resilient, maintainable systems across e‑commerce, payments, and CI/CD platforms. Currently at CircleCI, he combines deep hands‑on skills in distributed systems and cloud migrations with a pragmatic focus on reducing operational noise and technical risk. Previously he led API and architecture initiatives at Net‑A‑Porter and LaterPay, where he drove migrations to AWS, automated CI/CD, and introduced incident‑training practices that scaled on‑call from two to seven engineers. Trained in AI and electronics and a former submarine sonar operator, he brings a methodical, systems‑level perspective and a calm, practical approach to production reliability. Outside work he’s a father, guitarist, sailor and outspoken advocate for inclusive teams—traits that inform his collaborative leadership style.
20 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Electronics Foundation Course, Electronics Foundation Course at Ørsta Vidaregåande SkuleFirst Class (Hons), Artifical Intelligence, First Class (Hons), Artifical Intelligence at University of WestminsterGraded 5.7 out of 6, Electronics and Computing, Graded 5.7 out of 6, Electronics and Computing at Sofienberg Tekniske FagskoleCraft Certificate: Electronics Servicemen, Audio and Image Systems, Craft Certificate: Electronics Servicemen, Audio and Image Systems at Nørve Videregående Skole
Norwegian, English
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Github Skills (200)
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Programming languages (26)
Github contributions (5)
stig/dot-files
Jan 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:2 PRs, 281 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years
dotfilesconfiguration-filesvimzsh
stig/dotfiles
Jun 2014 - Dec 2022
My Emacs config
Contributions:1475 commits, 10 PRs, 550 pushes in 8 years 6 months
karabinerspacemacsemacsconfigemacs-config
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