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Conor Wilson (Resume)
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Software and Videogame Developer
📍 Melbourne VIC (Permanent Resident Visa)

Industry Work Experience
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Senior Software Developer – ANZ
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Jan 2025 – Present (Docklands, Melbourne)

  • Creating Golang microservices in real-estate domain (Golang, Gemini, GCP, Spanner, BigQuery).
  • Leading design and creation of the project’s core API (gRPC, HTTP, Protobuf, Connect framework, Google AIPs).
  • Spearheading architectural design decisions alongside management and FE team.
  • Training and uplifting skills of less-experienced Golang developers.
  • Presenting and proposing constantly to upper management.
  • Leading the project’s test framework uplift (GitHub Actions, unit / integration / e2e tests).

Software Developer – MachShip
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Oct 2023 – Jan 2025 (Richmond, Melbourne)

  • Created a workflow engine designed for quick consignment execution (Golang, Temporal, Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Consistently interfaced with BE devs, FE devs, management, and users.
  • Proposed, designed, and implemented new original features.
  • Built multiple RESTful APIs from the ground up (SQL, Postman, HTTP, gRPC, rate-limiting, OAuth2).

Software Developer – Cubic Telecom
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Oct 2021 – May 2023 (Dublin, Ireland)

  • Created an embedded classifier for network traffic in web-connected vehicles (Golang, Protobuf, Scripts, Bicep).
  • Architected modular, containerised microservices (Docker, Kubernetes, etcd, Azure VMs).
  • Practiced Test-Driven Development (TDD) with full suite of unit, integration, and e2e tests.
  • Constantly used Agile tools (Git, Azure, Jira, Confluence).
  • Mentored team members and interviewed candidates for new roles.

Software Engineer Intern – Intel
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Jan – Aug 2020 (Leixlip, Ireland)

  • Worked on Compiler team creating and testing embedded firmware for Intel’s Myriad chip.
  • Programmed in Java, C, C++, C#, Python, LLVM, x86 Assembly.

Education
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ME Electronic & Computer Engineering – University College Dublin (2019 – 2021)

  • GPA: 3.51 (2.1 Honours).
  • Internship Placement at Intel.
  • Masters Research Project published with IEEE.

BSc Electronic & Electrical Engineering – University College Dublin (2016 – 2019)

  • GPA: 3.12 (2.1 Honours).
  • Study Abroad at Georgia Tech (2018).

IEEE Publication
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Deterministic Wireless Propagation Model Assisted Indoor Positioning (2021)

  • Conference paper based on Masters’ thesis, published by IEEE.
  • Created Java simulation tool to locate users with electromagnetic signals.
  • Presented at 2021 IEEE AP-S Radio-Science Conference, Singapore.

Game Development Projects
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All games made in spare time using Godot (GDScript, C++). Playable in browser.

Other Work Experience & Volunteer Work
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  • Electronic Engineer Intern – Metec Consulting (2017, 2019 – Bray, Ireland)
  • Mathematics Tutor – Self Employed (2017 – 2021 – Greystones, Ireland)
  • Bar Floor Serving Staff – The Burnaby Pub (2019 – Greystones, Ireland)
  • Lifeguard – Courtown Public Swimming Pool (2015 – 2017 – Courtown, Ireland)
  • Peer Mentor (Volunteer) – UCD (2017 – 2018 – Dublin, Ireland)
  • Lifeguard Instructor (Volunteer) (2015 – 2017 – Courtown, Ireland)

Personal Interests & Achievements
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  • Engineers Australia Certified Professional Engineer (skills assessment certificate available on request).
  • Active company culture contributor (founded D&D and Boardgame Clubs at Cubic Telecom).
  • Sports: rugby, bouldering, swimming, running.
  • Music: guitar, piano, singing.
  • Represented Ireland in 2024 Touch Rugby League World Cup (Gold Coast).
  • Qualified National Lifeguard, Lifeguard Instructor, Occupational First Aider, Cardiac First Responder.
  • Volunteer cat foster carer with my partner.

References
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Available on request.