It’s rare to be in a position to be able to publicly announce you’re looking for a new job, but as the opportunity is currently available to me I feel I should take advantage of it. That’s especially true given the fact I’ll be at DebConf 16 next week and hope to be able to talk to various people who might be hiring (and will, of course, be attending the job fair).

I’m coming to the end of my Masters in Legal Science and although it’s been fascinating I’ve made the decision that I want to return to the world of tech. I like building things too much it seems. There are various people I’ve already reached out to, and more that are on my list to contact, but I figure making it more widely known that I’m in the market can’t hurt with finding the right fit.

  • Availability: August 2016 onwards. I can wait for the right opportunity, but I’ve got a dissertation to write up so can’t start any sooner.
  • Location: Preferably Belfast, Northern Ireland. I know that’s a tricky one, but I’ve done my share of moving around for the moment (note I’ve no problem with having to do travel as part of my job). While I prefer an office environment I’m perfectly able to work from home, as long as it’s as part of a team that is tooled up for disperse workers - in my experience being the only remote person rarely works well. There’s a chance I could be persuaded to move to Dublin for the right role.
  • Type of role: I sit somewhere on the software developer/technical lead/architect spectrum. I expect to get my hands dirty (it’s the only way to learn a system properly), but equally if I’m not able to be involved in making high level technical decisions then I’ll find myself frustrated.
  • Technology preferences: Flexible. My background is backend systems programming (primarily C in the storage and networking spaces), but like most developers these days I’ve had exposure to a bunch of different things and enjoy the opportunity to learn new things.

I’m on LinkedIn and OpenHUB, which should give a bit more info on my previous experience and skill set. I know I’m light on details here, so feel free to email me to talk about what I might be able to specifically bring to your organisation.