Full-stack Principal Software Engineer in Melbourne; founder of the Underground Foundation
G'day, I'm Owen, a software engineer in the world's best city.
My software experience has covered back-end, front-end, blockchain smart contracts and dev-ops.
While I have mostly been an individual contributor, I have worn hats as a founder and as a CTO / team lead.
I've been guided by an interest in applying computational thought to our society and raising the expectations of what society should expect from software − whether that's in improving the distributed systems of the Amazon.com recommendations, or taking a new startup from zero to production.
I'm always learning new things, but these are some of the technologies I've worked with in the last few years:
I am the founder of the Underground Foundation, an organisation for enabling underground & grassroots political movements. The current projects are:
I co-host My First Party, a political podcast aimed at inspiring listeners to get involved in grassroots political campaigns and improve their nation, whatever that looks like for them (I avoid letting the show become simply a sermon for my own views).
Reach out if you have ideas for the show!
Everyone's been to a café; everyone's been to a gallery; but do you get to hang out with real locals?
This is why I started the Hanging Gardens of Brunswick: it's a chance to visit a beautiful balcony garden and hang out with Brunswick locals, chatting about the famous neighbourhood or whatever else comes to mind − it's an authentic chat, not a scripted tour.
If you're a tourist who would like to get a taste of what no guidebook can capture, then make sure to book a slot.
For my neighbourhood in Brunswick, I started the social club This is Ovens Street, named in honour of King Leonidas of Sparta, who has a statue nearby in Sparta Place.
If you live on Ovens Street or nearby, you're welcome to join: https://discord.gg/Nra5ZYv5jk
After joining, you'll need someone you know with the officer role to give you the resident role.
