Anthony Bennett
An experienced, detail-aware computer scientist combining strong project management, leadership and communication skills with professional programming experience. Extensive commercial and business understanding.
Skills
Python
C/C++
C#
Java/Kotlin
PHP
SQL
JavaScript/TypeScript
Excel
FastAPI
Django
AI/ML
React
Tauri
Language agnostic; capable in TypeScript, Rust, and can pick up new languages in days.
Work History
Senior Developer & Technical Lead
COMPU-J LTD. - LONDON
Architect and deliver bespoke enterprise solutions specialising in AI-enhanced business applications and advanced data processing. Primarily lead the development of proprietary technologies from conception through deployment, transforming market research and financial analysis workflows, designing elegant UI/UX frontends, maintaining robust web and mobile applications alongside internal tooling for an international client portfolio.
Technical Lead
POLYGLOTME - EXETER
Led the creation of an education platform from start to completion that provides language training to students partnering with UK universities to subsidise tutor costs. Guided the founders through early business decisions. Initiated the programming and led a team of contract developers abroad using Django with Docker plus WebRTC for video calls. Launched to 300 users with 500+ paid tutor sessions in the first month. Conducted job interviews over 3 months for long-term employees using my ability to quickly assess IT candidates.
Developer, technical consultant
FYGO - DURHAM
Provided oversight to a team developing a financial technology platform enabling easier cashback for students via newer technologies such as open banking. I chose Django as a stack which well suited the scale of the companys project. Programmed with the team for 5 months during the pandemic, worked on team building and ensuring a uniform codebase.
Education & Projects
Education
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Masters in Computer Science
2018 – 2022
- Computing Society Events Manager 2019
- Vice President 2021
ST PAUL'S SCHOOL, LONDON
2013 – 2018
A-Levels: Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics
GCSEs: 11 subjects
Academic Projects
Group Software Development
Project at University of Exeter, building a web app from the ground up with Python Flask to track live locations of hundreds of student phones' live locations for a geocaching style game, broadcasting them all to each other in real-time.
Independent Research Project
Master's year dissertation, developing encryption software for lightweight computing devices as part of the NIST-LWC competition, implementing C within a Kotlin environment using JNI to encrypt and decrypt authorised data using novel cryptographic algorithms.