Ali Churcher

Work Experience

Senior Full-Stack Software Developer to Technical Lead

Media Suite Feb 2020 - March 2022 · Christchurch, New Zealand

• Implemented, tested, reviewed and deployed new features for a web application. Python, Django, JavaScript, Ember, Git, CircleCI, Selenium
• Collaborated with partners to help expose their data for consumption via database replication and RESTful APIs SymemtricDS, MutualTLS
• Optimised database queries and monitored hosted environments for performance and reliability AWS, Postgres
• Led the project’s first go-live
• Created technical designs for upcoming features, and facilitated technical design meetings
• Planned and conducted internal security reviews
• Coached a developer including facilitating 1on1 sessions

Freelance technical blogger

CSS-Tricks.com Nov 2019 - Jan 2020 · Remote

• Pitched and wrote two articles for css-tricks.com

Intermediate to Senior Front-End Software Developer

Liefery Apr 2017 - Sep 2019 · Berlin, Germany

• Rewrote an existing Android mobile application Flutter, Dart
• Architected and wrote our end-to-end automated test suite Flutter, Dart
• Worked on two websites from architecture to deployment React, Redux, Flow
• Architected and Implemented a CSV uploader AngularJS
• Introduced and drove team processes for smaller features, and a closer working relationship with QA
• Implemented backend model changes and added new API endpoints Ruby on Rails, Capybara

Intermediate Software Engineer

Orion Health Apr 2015 - Apr 2016 · Christchurch, New Zealand

• Implemented new features, bug fixes and code refactoring Java, YUI3
• Coached a graduate JavaScript developer
• Selected by the CEO as Junior Development Board member
• Was Scrum master for a distributed team that collaborated with an outsourcing company

Junior to Intermediate Test Engineer

Orion Health Jan 2012 - Apr 2015 · Christchurch, New Zealand

• Ensured Patient safety via exploratory testing and test planning
• Wrote Automated end-to-end tests Selenium, Java, Cucumber
• Set up and facilitated an office-wide testing guild
• Managed testing virtual machines and databases Oracle, SQL Server, Virtual Box

Software Engineering Tutor

Lincoln University 2011 Semester One · Lincoln, New Zealand