About

Gethyn Jones is a seasoned Full Stack Engineer with over 9 years of relevant experience in software engineering. He is currently working at Mind Gym as a Senior Full Stack Engineer, where he focuses on writing clean and maintainable code with a keen interest in javascript application design. Gethyn is well-versed in current industry technology, standards, and trends, and has proven communication skills, making him an asset to any team structure. Gethyn has extensive knowledge of modern javascript frameworks and libraries, including React, GraphQL, Ramda, Express, and Typescript. He has worked on several projects, including developing features for a large React application that enables users to manage their finances through integration with open banking APIs while refactoring legacy code and addressing technical debt to improve application performance and developer experience. In addition to his current role, Gethyn has also worked as a Full Stack Engineer at Moneyhub Enterprise, where he worked on node micro-services to deliver data to the UI using REST and GraphQL (Apollo Server). He incrementally migrated UI state management and data fetching from a legacy Flux implementation to use GraphQL (Apollo Client) while standardizing web components for reuse with Storybook and CSS in JS (styled components). He also implemented extensive testing with Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress. Gethyn has also worked as a Software Engineer at Equal Experts, where he developed an online service for the Department of Health, helping disadvantaged families access healthy food. He attended user testing sessions and worked closely with product owners and service designers to develop features and user journeys. He ensured UI applications conformed to accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) and focused on automating the build process from testing to deployment using technologies and services including Tape, Selenium, Pa11y, Browserstack, Gatling, Circle CI, Github, and Cloud Foundry. Gethyn holds a Master's degree in Graphic Design and a Postgraduate Certificate in Design for Visual Communication from the London College of Communication. He is proficient in several technologies, including Javascript, Typescript, NodeJS, Microservices, Integration, Web, Selenium, Redux, and Java. With his wealth of experience and technical expertise, Gethyn is a valuable addition to any team.