Gal K Jones

Junior Full Stack Application Developer

galkjones@gmail.comlinkedin.com/in/galkjones/github.com/GalKJLondon, UK

Profile

Promoted to Junior Full-Stack App Developer at Citizen Ticket after successfully completing an 18-month Level 4 Software Development Apprenticeship with distinction-grade. As an App Team developer I work from feature conception to deployment and maintain and test the Citizen Ticket mobile application that enables 500,000+ users to scan and sell tickets and manage and sell stock on/offline at their events. Experienced in React-Native, Redux, Node.js, MySQL, Redis, React, Git and AI tooling. Passionate about DevOps, Agile practices, testing, clean code, pair programming, research, knowledge sharing, inclusivity and building impactful products.

Professional Experience

Junior Full-Stack App Developer - Apprentice Software Developer at Citizen Ticket

January 2022 - Present

Develop and maintain Citizen Ticket Toolbox mobile app

  • React-Native
  • Redux
  • Redis

Build, maintain and optimise backend

  • Node.js
  • MySQL
  • Sales API

Client-side app development and debugging

  • Android Studio
  • X-code
  • Hardware devices

Integrate IDE AI extensions for effective development workflows

  • GitHub Copilot

Deliver contributions to the App and wider development team

  • Agile sprint planning
  • Code reviews
  • Pair programming
  • Led technical upskilling sessions

Notable production-level projects

  • Checkout refactor - worked with onsite event producers
  • EPOS feature - worked with platform and account management teams
  • Offline client-side feature - worked with CTO
  • Edge server feature - worked with CTO

Technical Skills

  • Languages & Frameworks: JavaScript, TypeScript, React-Native, React, Node.js
  • Tools & Platforms: Git, Gitlab, Github, Tmux, Nodemon, NPX, Android Studio, Acid-GitLab-MR
  • Testing: Detox (React-Native), Cypress (Web), Jest (Node.js)
  • Databases: MySQL, Redis
  • AI & Automation: GitHub Copilot, Local LLM Development, Bash Scripts, GitHub Actions

Education

Level 4 Software Development Apprenticeship

Founders and Coders - Placement: Citizen Ticket - January 2022 - August 2024

Achieved Distinction Grade

Master of Arts in Acting

Rose Bruford College, Certified by the University of Manchester - August 2003 - December 2004

Achieved Distinction Grade

BTEC in Acting

BRIT School of Performing Arts - August 1997 - August 1999

Achieved Distinction Grade

Additional Information

Side Projects

Local LLM Development: Hosted and fine-tuned a large language model with project and portfolio documentation from apprenticeship.

  • Raspberry Pi 5
  • Docker
  • Ollama

Career History

  • Professional Actor: Ensemble and scripted theatre/screen productions.
  • Deputy Chief Electrician: Managed technical theatre operations at the Garrick Theatre, London's West End, including show running, programming, rig maintenance, and crew management.