Hi, I'm Liam West-Cahill. I’m a software engineer with a solid foundation in information technology and computing systems from the Eastern Institute of Technology in Gisborne, NZ. I enjoy building end-to-end web applications and collaborating with scientists and researchers to tackle real-world challenges in agriculture and biosecurity. In my previous role at HortPlus (NZ) Ltd, I lead frontend and backend work using TypeScript with React on the frontend and PHP/C# on the backend, and I help maintain a cloud-based automated reporting system. I also contribute to core applications across frontend, backend, and infrastructure, and I enjoy learning new tools to keep projects reliable and scalable.

Liam West-Cahill

Hi, I'm Liam West-Cahill. I’m a software engineer with a solid foundation in information technology and computing systems from the Eastern Institute of Technology in Gisborne, NZ. I enjoy building end-to-end web applications and collaborating with scientists and researchers to tackle real-world challenges in agriculture and biosecurity. In my previous role at HortPlus (NZ) Ltd, I lead frontend and backend work using TypeScript with React on the frontend and PHP/C# on the backend, and I help maintain a cloud-based automated reporting system. I also contribute to core applications across frontend, backend, and infrastructure, and I enjoy learning new tools to keep projects reliable and scalable.

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Hi, I’m Liam West-Cahill. I’m a software engineer with a solid foundation in information technology and computing systems from the Eastern Institute of Technology in Gisborne, NZ. I enjoy building end-to-end web applications and collaborating with scientists and researchers to tackle real-world challenges in agriculture and biosecurity.

In my previous role at HortPlus (NZ) Ltd, I lead frontend and backend work using TypeScript with React on the frontend and PHP/C# on the backend, and I help maintain a cloud-based automated reporting system. I also contribute to core applications across frontend, backend, and infrastructure, and I enjoy learning new tools to keep projects reliable and scalable.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer at HortPlus (NZ) Ltd
April 1, 2021 - April 1, 2026
Led rewrite of legacy flagship web app with modern web development tools and principles using TypeScript and React on the frontend and PHP and C# for the backend. Took ownership of the MDR cloud-based automated reporting system. Contributed to end-to-end aspects, including the reports, backend/DB system, and cloud infrastructure deployment using Python/Node. Contributed to the company’s key applications in frontend/backend/infrastructure. Worked with scientists and researchers to develop tools used to combat disease and biosecurity risk in the agricultural sector.
Tech Support at Ministry of Social Development
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Projects UVG Booking; Tailored proprietary software for a mining camp in NSW, Australia built with PHP, Laravel, TS/React, MySQL. Hotel management software with mining camp/business-specific functionality.

Education

Diploma of Information Technology at Eastern Institute of Technology - Gisborne, New Zealand
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2020
Bachelor of Computing Systems at Eastern Institute of Technology - Gisborne, New Zealand
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2020

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Software & Internet, Government, Agriculture & Mining

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