Harry

McKillen

Who am I?

I'm a Software Engineer from Ireland. I have 23 years experience developing with a variety of different Technologies. I have a BSc. in Computer Science from the University of Limerick. Currently an Application Security Developer with Laya Healthcare.

Previous roles include; Software Architect, Team Lead, Technical Lead, Senior Frontend Engineer, Web Developer.

Skills

Javascript

ES5/6, Angular / AngularJS / VueJS / NodeJS / NestJS / Webpack / Vite / Rollup / Babel / Typescript / Cypress / Jest / Mocha / Karma / Jasmine / Storybook. And many MANY more JS libraries over the years.

HTML

Solid HTML4/5 knowledge. WAI-AA Accessibility with ARIA land-marking, testing on NVDA, Jaws, VoiceOver and TalkBack. Email Templates (shudder).

CSS

I've been using CSS since well before the before times of border-radius, Flexbox & CSS Grid using IE version specific hacks. Experience using Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS etc. Pre-processors such as LESS and SASS.

Design

I have a keen interest in design, and have a good eye for detail. I enjoy working with designers to bring their vision to life, and have experience working with and building design systems.

Backend

Frontend Tech more recently is my forte, though I have experience with Python (Django), NodeJS and PHP, and numerous other ones I've used sparingly over the years, e.g. C#, Java, C++, etc. Various DBs, Mongo, MySQL, Postgres, etc.

Special Interests

In addition to my main skillset, I'm interested in Web Accessibility, Web Performance, Web Security, Web Standards, Web Design, UX, UI, Design Systems, CI/CD, etc. As well as improving overall developer experience.