Richard Jones

Richard Jones

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5.0
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ABOUT ME
Lead Java Backend Engineer
Lead Java Backend Engineer

I was first introduced to programming went to a computing taster session before selecting my A Levels, and since I have been hooked. I started off by being taught Visual Basic in college, where I would complete the in class exercises at home in my free time. This has lead me down the path to teaching myself Python for me A Level Computing project, to pretending I knew what I was doing when I attempted to classify sarcasm of Reddit posts using deep neural networks for my final year project at university.

I am now working as a Java Backend Engineer in the Solutions Engineering team, delivering technical workshops and implementing proof of concepts (PoCs) with prospective clients as part of the sales cycle. When not working with clients I'm experimenting with new releases from R&D, improving the processes used for PoCs, and contributing back to tooling used by clients and company.

English
London (+00:00)
Joined August 2020
EXPERTISE
6 years experience | 3 endorsements
I have been programming in Java from my first year of university, which helped me secure my first "real" job working as an Intern Softwar...
I have been programming in Java from my first year of university, which helped me secure my first "real" job working as an Intern Software Engineer at Airbus Group. It was fair to say that the work I had done at university did not prepare me for what it is like in the real world. From this point I have focused on making it my main programming language and now have 4 years enterprise experience in creating Java based web applications.
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5 years experience | 1 endorsement
When I graduated university I landed in a role as a Backend Developer, creating Spring microservices. When I first started I had only hea...
When I graduated university I landed in a role as a Backend Developer, creating Spring microservices. When I first started I had only heard of Spring, but had never used it. Since then I have taught myself the ins and outs of the Spring Framework, most recently learning about Spring Webflux to create reactive web applications. I have proven experience creating highly scalable and fault tolerant services as part of my career.
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5 years experience | 1 endorsement
4 years experience | 1 endorsement
I was one of the first handful of people in my current employer to really get hands on with Kubernetes, and was involved in migrating all...
I was one of the first handful of people in my current employer to really get hands on with Kubernetes, and was involved in migrating all of 70 plus services to be cloud native and ready for Kubernetes deployments. I have enjoyed working with Kubernetes so much that I am now Certified Kubernetes Administrator, after passing an exam earlier this year.
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5 years experience | 2 endorsements
6 years experience

REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0
(9 reviews)
sri
sri
December 2020
Excellent mentor which i ever seen
Matt Clark
Matt Clark
December 2020
Richard was great to work with, and before we got on the call had even created an example project and was able to provide me with the source. Very helpful!
Michael Osofsky
Michael Osofsky
September 2020
Richard help me set up a Kubernetes cluster for my GitLab.com runners. He prepared well so we could get going right away in our scheduled session. He took time to explain things to me clearly and patiently suffered through my endless questions, sometimes answering them multiple times. I could not have achieved this task without Richard's help.
Hardik P
Hardik P
August 2020
Great help with RSocket, Kubernetes, AMQ setup!
Hardik P
Hardik P
August 2020
Thanks Richard for help with Kubernetes!
Hardik P
Hardik P
August 2020
Thank you for helping with Kubernetes services
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EMPLOYMENTS
Senior Software Engineer
NatWest Group
2021-08-01-Present
  • Implemented RESTful services utilising the Spring ecosystem
  • Implemented a multi-tenanted private banking platform
  • <li...
  • Implemented RESTful services utilising the Spring ecosystem
  • Implemented a multi-tenanted private banking platform
  • Lead the design & implementation of CI/CD processes using GitLab ● Designed and implemented AWS infra using Terraform
  • Lead technical workshops and mentorship
  • Member of Code Craft to guide and mentor junior developers
  • Support production environments and releases
Java
Spring
Spring Boot
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Java
Spring
Spring Boot
Kubernetes
Terraform
AWS
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Senior Backend Engineer
Crowdcube
2020-10-01-2021-08-01

System owner and lead developer for a mission critical share holder service Implementing and maintaining RESTful Spring Boot services ...

System owner and lead developer for a mission critical share holder service Implementing and maintaining RESTful Spring Boot services Working closely with other teams to integrate with the rest of the platform

Java
SQL
Git
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Java
SQL
Git
Spring
Spring Boot
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Backend Consultant
Backbase
2019-04-01-2020-10-01
  • Ran technical workshops with prospective clients
  • Working onsite with prospects to deliver 2-3 week proof of concepts int...
  • Ran technical workshops with prospective clients
  • Working onsite with prospects to deliver 2-3 week proof of concepts integrating the Backbase platform into the banks infrastructure and services
  • Implementing alpha/beta releases from R&D to create demo services for sales
  • Working closely with R&D to create Helm Charts for the Backbase Platform
  • Created an infrastructure as code project to a provision a production ready Kubernetes cluster in AWS
  • Presented an expert session at Backbase Connect, the companies annual conference
Java
SQL
Git
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Java
SQL
Git
Spring
Bash
Spring Boot
Kubernetes
Terraform
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