Daniel Simpson

Senior Software Engineer II at Zip

Daniel Simpson has a diverse work experience in the software development field. Daniel is currently working at Zip Co as a Senior Software Engineer II, focusing on software and reliability engineering for the Merchant Experience team. Daniel is responsible for improving service uptime, reliability, and implementing monitoring and alerting systems.

Prior to this, Simpson worked at Kolmeo as a Developer Experience Lead and Squad Tech Lead, where they played a key role in developing business ideas from ideation to production. Daniel mainly worked with .NET Core microservices and collaborated with frontend and app developers to deliver various features.

Before joining Kolmeo, Simpson served as a Web Team Lead at Alinta Energy, where they led the development of new business functionality and technical uplift. Daniel improved website uptime by implementing code quality checks, clear development processes, and production site monitoring.

Simpson also worked as a DevOps Engineer at AGL Energy, a Senior Sitecore Consultant at Toyota Motor Corporation Australia, and a Senior .NET Developer at VERSA Agency (formerly known as Deepend Melbourne). These roles involved tasks such as development support, code review, code quality checks, platform uplift, and release management.

Earlier in their career, Simpson worked as an Analyst/Programmer at NAB Wholesale Banking, gaining experience in Test-Driven Development and using various UI technologies and continuous build tools. Daniel also worked as a Web Developer at Autumn:01, where they honed their skills in HTML5, CSS3, and AngularJS/Javascript.

Simpson's career began at Thomson Reuters Australia as a Software Developer and Agile scrum-master, where they used Microsoft technologies and the scrum framework to manage and develop agile projects in the SaaS tax ecosystem.

Daniel also had a work experience at Tibra Capital as a Software Developer, where they worked on low latency trading systems and related tasks in C++, C#, and VBA.

Overall, Simpson's work experience showcases their expertise in software development, engineering, and project management across various industries.

Daniel Simpson attended the University of Wollongong from 2006 to 2010 and obtained bachelor's degrees in both Computer Science and Mathematics. Prior to their university education, they studied at St Joseph's Catholic High in Albion Park from 2000 to 2005, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. Furthermore, Daniel has a certification from Sitecore in Website .NET Developer for Sitecore XP 8.0. The dates of obtaining the certification are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Senior Software Engineer II

    August, 2021 - present