Demetrios Skamiotis
Software Developer at The Guardian
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDemetrios Skamiotis is a London-based software developer with six years' experience building high-performance web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript, React, Angular and Node.js. He has shipped commercial front-end features on high-profile platforms — including contributions to The Guardian’s DotCom — and has worked on next-generation tooling for the Aston Martin Aramco® Formula One Team. Equally fluent in cloud-native delivery (AWS, Docker, CI/CD) and front-end UX, he pairs TDD/Agile engineering with practical CI pipelines. Prior to engineering roles he led computer science departments and delivered advanced Python training and analytics projects, giving him a rare blend of product, pedagogy and data-driven problem solving. Innovation and pragmatic collaboration drive his approach to building resilient, user-focused systems.
6 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Information Technology/Critical Theory, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Information Technology/Critical Theory at London Metropolitan UniversityMSc Interactive Computing, MSc Interactive Computing at University of WestminsterUniversity College London
Github Skills (15)
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
guardian/frontend
Jul 2023 - Apr 2025
The Guardian DotCom.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:17 reviews, 57 PRs, 99 pushes in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Demetrios primarily focused on front-end development within the `guardian/frontend` repository, making modifications to JavaScript and TypeScript files. Their work included removing and refactoring code related to user features, specifically ad-free functionality and cookie management. Furthermore, they updated configurations, added custom events, and adjusted test files to support these changes. The user's contributions demonstrate an understanding of commercial features and user experience within the Guardian's web platform.
productionguardian
guardian/atom-preview
Sep 2021 - Nov 2023
Contributions:5 reviews, 36 PRs, 62 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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