Profile Summary
A software developer with experience in software design, support, development, and integration. I am reliable, trustworthy, numerate, and meticulous. I am able to work to tight deadlines on my own initiative or as part of a team and I have great commitment and drive with good communication skills. I have worked in both small and large teams and I have also worked on a purely remote basis.
Expertise
Hard Skills
> 5 Year Experience5/5
Soft Skills
> 5 Year Experience5/5
Employment History
Software Developer/Financial Trader
Writing trading robots and indicators for financial charts for clients using MQL4 on the Metatrader platform. The programs are written using MetaQuotes Language 4 (MQL4). Various automated trading strategies have been written, some are high-frequency, others longer-term. I have also written a variety of indicators that can be loaded onto a trading chart to help with trading decisions. The projects involve the whole life cycle from analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation. I also day trade the financial markets using the low latency bespoke programs I have written for the Metatrader platform.
Software Developer
Using AWS Lambda to write backend functions in NodeJS for the company's front end web app. I wrote and connected to the Lambda functions via an Angular front end using API's. The data is stored in AWS DynamoDB tables. I wrote various functions to add new data and query existing data.
Software Developer
My primary responsibility is to develop software within Flare and for Flare's clients. I have been using the Eclipse IDE with Sencha Ext JS which is a JavaScript framework that enables developers to build web apps. I am also the primary developer for Sencha Test which is a unit and end-to-end testing solution for Ext JS. Sencha Test uses the Jasmine framework and javascript, along with Node.js to write automated tests.
Director/Software Developer/Financial Trader
Senior A/P
Working as a senior analyst programmer using MS Visual Studio within a small team on a client-server product called Loan Manager. Loan Manager is a multi-threaded front office solution written in Visual C++ using the MFC libraries on the MS Visual Studio platform for commercial and syndicated lending. It is used in conjunction with the back office system called Midas on the iSeries and streamlines the lending process from front to back office. In addition to developing and enhancing the product, I performed upgrades to the MS SQL Server database, wrote queries to interrogate the database, wrote 'Outline Design' documents and test plans, and installed and upgraded the product at client sites.
Analyst Programmer
Programmer
Education
Diploma in Software Development (First-Class Honours)
Diploma in Full Stack Software Development.
B.Eng (Hons) Degree Aerospace Engineering
GCSE's
Certifications
Diploma in Software Development First Class Honours Code Institute April 2018 February 2021
Edinburgh Napier University accredited Diploma in Full Stack Software Development
The course was based on practical projects My GitHub account https github com darrenmessenger shows all
Courses included Management Accounting and Business Studies Computer Programming Aerodynamics
Languages
English
Full Professional Proficiency
Looking For
Recent Posts
App UX design overhaul
5.0
Paul E Hemel Hempstead, UK 09 Jan 2020
Saman did a fantastic job for us. Fully understood the brief and quickly turned around and excellent solution. Would definitely work with him again.
Saman N London, UK 09 Jan 2020
It was great to work with Paul. He has clear understanding about his requirements.
Highly recommend working with him!
4 explainer videos - Motion graphics
5.0
Sajid M Islamabad, Pakistan 26 Mar 2021
Thanks a lot Sam.
Saman N London, UK 26 Mar 2021
Sajid did an amazing job with creating promotional explainer videos. I would highly recommend him and will hire him again for his services. Thanks again Sajid
