I'm Oliver - a web and mobile developer currently helping solve the global packaging problem as a Senior Software Developer at LivingPackets in Berlin.
I previously also worked with clients such as BCC, Amazon and Nestle at the digital innovation consultancy Hi Mum! Said Dad in London, and I have a first-class Bachelor and Master of Engineering from the University of Cambridge.
Tools
In my day to day work, I use a number of tools to design, build and deploy useful products for clients. These include:
Modern React with hooks to create SPAs for the web.
Typescript - once you go TS, you don't go back...
Zustand is my go-to state management library, but I have worked with Redux and self-created React Context solutions as well.
Ionic React and React Native for native application development.
Django and Flask for server-rendered web applications, and Django REST Framework to provide APIs for SPAs to consume.
Postgresql and MySQL for database operations.
Heroku, Git and AWS for deployment and DevOps
Figma to create rapid UX/UI prototypes.
What I do for fun (other than code...)
Cycling 🚴🏽 - I'm a part of Rapha Cycling Club in Berlin
Running 🏃 - I hope to do at least one marathon a year!
Bouldering 🧗♂️ - I started doing this in Sierra Leone, and I'm hooked!
Listening to Podcasts - My personal favourites atm are SyntaxFM and the React Podcast