Xander Anderson
Software Engineer at FundApps
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolXander Anderson is a software engineer based in London with a decade of experience bridging academic research and product engineering, and over five years focused on front-end development using React and TypeScript. After a PhD in Plant Science from the University of Cambridge and several research roles, he transitioned into bioinformatics and full-stack engineering at Synthace before moving to FundApps, bringing a strong scientific rigour to product development. He excels at translating complex domain problems into usable web interfaces and has experience across the full web stack, which gives him an edge when collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Colleagues value his ability to combine meticulous experimental thinking from his research background with pragmatic, production-ready engineering.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Plant Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Plant Science at University of CambridgeBaldragon Academy, DundeeBachelor of Science (BSc) Hons., Biology with French, First Class Honours with Distinction, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons., Biology with French, First Class Honours with Distinction at University of St. Andrews
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Github Skills (3)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
x-anderson/desserted-islands
Oct 2022 - Mar 2025
Discover desserts from island countries
Contributions:4 reviews, 7 PRs, 45 pushes in 2 years 5 months
x-anderson/x-anderson
Oct 2016 - Feb 2018
Contributions:5 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 4 months
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