George Baker

Software Engineer based in the UK
georgestephenbaker@icloud.com
github.com/gsbaker

Work Experience

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FreeAgent (Edinburgh, UK - Remote)

Software Engineer (2021—present)

• Tech stack: Ruby on Rails (backend), Hotwire (frontend), and MySQL (database).
• Building and maintaining features around invoicing, bills, and expense management.
• Leading work to introduce new features to the product.

Skills

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• Programming languages: Ruby, JavaScript, Python, Java, Swift, Haskell
• Frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Django
• Developer tools: vim, git, Docker

Education

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Computer Science BSc at the University of Birmingham

• Completed a research project about conformity to social pressure in online behaviour (something I was interested about). View my paper. Built a custom web application with Django to run the experiment. View source code.

Hobbies

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• Running
• West Bromwich Albion football club
• Photography
• Music
• Travelling