Will Rowe
Senior System Engineer at Cloudflare
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolWill Rowe is a senior systems engineer and computational biologist with a decade of experience building algorithmic bioinformatics and real-time genomic epidemiology tools. He combines a PhD in Genome Sciences from Cambridge with hands-on software engineering across startups and research labs, applying data sketching, machine learning and graph theory to viral outbreak tracking, microbiome dynamics and antimicrobial resistance surveillance. Will has moved between research and production roles—most recently at Human Native and Cloudflare—bringing research-grade algorithms into reliable, scalable systems. He maintains an active scientific software portfolio and GitHub presence, translating cutting-edge methods into practical pipelines used for public-health genomics. An often-overlooked strength is his ability to pivot between deep academic problems and operational engineering constraints, enabling rapid, trustworthy deployment of complex bioinformatics solutions.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Genome Sciences/Genomics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Genome Sciences/Genomics at University of CambridgeBachelor of Science (BSc) Human Genetics, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Human Genetics at Newcastle UniversityA Levels, A Levels at Grange College 6th Form
Github Skills (82)
package-management10
genomics10
bioconda10
conda10
pypi10
bioinformatics10
journal9
pipeline9
fasta9
open-access9
microbiome9
fastq9
aggregate9
genome9
metagenomics9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
will-rowe/online-cv
Jan 2019 - Jun 2024
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 5 months
will-rowe/archer
Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
pre-process amplicon data before running CLIMB workflows
Contributions:2 releases, 35 commits, 6 PRs in 1 month
pre-processdata-scienceamplicondata-engineeringclimb
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