Daniel Callander

Daniel Callander has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Their most recent position is as a Senior Software Engineer at Wayflyer, where they began in December 2021. Before that, they worked at Hanzo as an Engineering Team Lead from August 2021 to December 2021, and as a Senior Back End Developer from October 2020 to August 2021.

Prior to their current roles, Daniel worked at Skyscanner for several years in different software engineering positions. Daniel was a Software Engineer for the Alchemy project, responsible for building and maintaining the data orchestration platform from May 2019 to September 2020. Daniel also worked as a Software Engineer for Canonical Metrics, Business Forecasting, and Growth Discovery projects, each involving diverse technologies and responsibilities.

Daniel also has experience as a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow, where they worked part-time on the iSee project involving machine learning, computer vision, and robotics from January 2017 to January 2018.

Additionally, Daniel was the Technical Director and co-founder of Simulspace, a start-up focusing on games and gamification, from June 2014 to May 2016. Daniel was responsible for developing products and consulting projects. Daniel was also accepted into Entrepreneurial Spark's Hatchery program.

Before Simulspace, Daniel worked as a Software Developer at SIMUL8 Corporation, developing business-critical web applications using various technologies from 2013 to 2015. Daniel was involved in stakeholder communication and worked as a sole developer in a small team.

Daniel gained industry experience during a year-long industrial placement at Microsoft as an Application Development Manager from July 2012 to June 2013. Daniel worked in the Premier Support for Developers team, liaising with customers and coordinating team members.

During their time at the University of Glasgow, Daniel held positions as a Robotics Engineer, where they focused on developing demos using the Baxter Research Robot, and as an Undergraduate Tutor, where they tutored first-year students in Python-based lab sessions and assessed their work.

Daniel's early work experience includes a short-term role as a Software Developer at Wolfgang Puck Catering in 2009.

Overall, Daniel has a strong background in software engineering, with experience in leadership, data orchestration, big data technologies, robotics, and customer service.

Daniel Callander attended the University of Glasgow from 2009 to 2014, where they earned a BSc (Hons) degree in Computing Science.