Patrick Hamann

Patrick Hamann has a strong work history in software engineering and development roles. Patrick is currently employed at Fastly as a Senior Principal Software Engineer since February 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Fastly as a Principal Software Engineer in the Office of the CTO from December 2018 to August 2022. Before joining Fastly, they worked at the Financial Times as a Senior Software Engineer from May 2015 to January 2017, where they rebuilt the rendering tier of FT.com and served as the technical lead for two product work streams. Prior to that, they worked at Guardian News & Media as a Lead Software Developer from May 2014 to May 2015, where they led the rebuild of theguardian.com rendering tier and managed large AWS infrastructure. Patrick also worked as a Senior client-side developer at Guardian News & Media from September 2012 to May 2014, where they contributed to creating the next generation platform and infrastructure for The Guardian's front-end rendering tier. Additionally, they co-organized the London Sencha Touch user group from November 2011 to September 2013 and worked as a Lead front-end developer at Ultraviolet Design Limited from July 2009 to September 2012, overseeing all client-side design and development. Throughout their career, Patrick has focused on advocating web standards, performance initiatives, and pushing for a faster web.

Patrick Hamann attended Bournemouth University from 2006 to 2009, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Interactive Media Production.