I'm Sean O'Connor, a Senior Software Developer focused on the architecture and maintenance of complex, cross-platform backend systems.

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I’m Sean O’Connor, a Senior Software Developer focused on the architecture and maintenance of complex, cross-platform backend systems. 30+ years’ experience delivering reliable, scalable software, modernizing legacy platforms, and solving deep technical problems in production environments.

  • 31 years' experience
  • Joined February 2026

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Telecommunications

Work experience· 6 roles

Independent Software Developer · Self EmployedSep 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Designing and building web and mobile applications from concept through deployment. Implementing backend services, authentication, and cloud infrastructure. Providing consulting on enhancements to existing platforms, performance improvements, and new features for clients across multiple engagements.

Senior Software Developer · Pharos SystemsFeb 2002 – Sep 2024 · 22 yrs 8 mos

Supported a system used by 5,500+ organizations with 99.99% uptime. Designed and delivered major features across Pharos Cloud Print, Blueprint, and Uniprint, owning components from research and architecture through implementation, documentation, and support. Built a WCF-based security layer designed to work out of the box across diverse customer environments. Led the redesign of the server installer, produced a more maintainable and resilient installation process. Developed an automated smoke test framework integrated into the build pipeline. Migrated source control and build systems, improving reliability and maintainability. Administered Jira and optimized agile workflows across multiple teams. Served as Team Lead and provided 3rd level support for complex customer issues in enterprise environments.

CTI Systems Engineer/Software Developer · ECONZAug 1998 – Oct 2001 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Provided 3rd-level support and maintenance for Telecom’s national IVR services. Developed automation scripts (shell, AWK) for backups, DB maintenance, reporting, and engineer paging. Built a Win32 application to extract and visualize call-centre statistics from DB2 databases. Converted legacy Windows applications from 16-bit to 32-bit. Coordinated nationwide hardware/software rollouts with minimal downtime. Took ownership of a multi-threaded C++ business-rules server and promoted to Team Lead for the on-site ECONZ team (4–5 staff).

System Administrator/Helpdesk · Carters/Carter Holt HarveyFeb 1996 – Jul 1998 · 2 yrs 6 mos
Demonstrator/Lab Supervisor · University of WaikatoJan 1994 – Jan 1995 · 1 yr 1 mo
Assistant Programmer · AlphacomJan 1993 – Jan 1994 · 1 yr 1 mo

Education

BCMS (Hons) · University of Waikato1992 – 1995

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