Joseph Innes

Developing a high-performance HTTP server from scratch in Zig, achieving over 2x NGINX's throughput. Features a highly-optimised HTTP parser (~1500 cycles/request) and full WebSocket support. Collaborated with Facil.io’s author on performance optimisation. Currently implementing TLS 1.3.

Dave is a distributed hash table, based on Kademlia, written in Go. A p2p network application that allows nodes to read and write data without a value transaction. A writer pays in CPU cycles and electricity, while a reader pays in network participation. Data is replicated to a set of “closest” peers. Replicas are periodically re-evaluated.

• Secured by proof-of-work and ed25519 signatures
• Efficient memory management; buffer pooling, ring buffers and a heap
• Concurrent programming patterns such as; worker pools, atomic operations, and sharding

• Accelerated product development by driving adoption of Go within the team
• Designed & led development of a solution to manage and deliver videos to millions of viewers worldwide, saving the organisation $250,000 as they were quoted for an outsourced solution.
• Built a logging solution over UDP. This solution handles millions of logs per hour, offering real-time observability across all micro-services
• Handled DevOps for the team, using Terraform to manage infrastructure across multiple environments
• Secured internal applications by integrating parent corporation’s IdP (Azure AD) using SAML for SSO
• Built a CI/CD pipeline using Terraform, GitHub Actions and bash scripts, streamlining the team’s release process

• Led development of a web app that consolidated legacy internal applications, which improved employee productivity
• Gained understanding of design considerations for efficient handling of large datasets
• Wrote and peer-reviewed business-critical software that handled millions of records daily, ensuring reliable billing for customers

Designed & developed embedded avionics systems for civil & military aircraft.

• Employed as part of an extremely competitive under-graduate scheme
• Gained experience in team-leadership and project management
• Learned how to write high quality technical documentation
• Completed NVQ Level 4 in Engineering Leadership

Study sponsored by GE Aviation Systems. Modules included; analytical methods (mathematics), digital systems design, VHDL, software design, and embedded microprocessor systems.