Issy Long

Issy Long is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in site reliability engineering, currently employed at GitHub as a Senior Software Engineer and Senior Site Reliability Engineer since September 2020. Responsibilities at GitHub include adding features, fixing bugs, and managing internal user support for various applications. Previously, Issy held multiple roles at the Government Digital Service from February 2014 to September 2020, culminating in a Senior Site Reliability Engineer position focused on the GOV.UK website. Early career experience includes positions at BitFolk Ltd as a Customer Service Representative, myOrb as a Junior Developer, and a summer internship at the University of Cambridge working on Raspberry Pi project documentation. Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree with a combined focus on Psychology and Physics at The Open University, expected to complete in July 2028.