Hi, I'm Joel

I'm a software engineer, photographer, and Guildford local.

Who am I?

I'm Joel Russell, a software engineer among other things. I'm currently at Opsyte where I write software and am a Partner in the company. I have a few other projects in the works which may appear here at some point.

View my CV

Get in touch

I'm curently employed full-time but if you would like to get in touch please don't hesitate!

hi@joel.uk

Software Engineer

Having grown up in Dorset, I found my second home in Guildford at the University of Surrey, where I graduated in 2020 with first-class honours from my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

My experience as a software engineer includes:

My current role as Senior Lead Software Engineer at Opsyte, where I am independently leading development of major projects in .NET/Blazor
A twelve-month project with andeye on improving the quality and interactivity with online conferences, allowing their green benefits to continue post-Covid

Freelance projects for the University of Surrey and its Students' Union, including a bespoke track-and-trace app utilising existing campus ID cards and their RFID capability to log students' visits to spaces on campus for Covid control purposes. This project was later reworked for use by SU venue doorstaff to check customers against the barred list
My year-long student placement at Fivium, specialists in public-sector bespoke software.

Photography

I have spent some of my later time at University covering events as a photographer, from black-tie events, to concerts, to roaming event coverage of other campus events. I also do some portrait photography, mostly just for fun.

Need a reliable and flexible photographer for your event? Get in touch!

Joel taking a selfie in the mirror using his professional DSLR camera. He is wearing a tuxedo and holding the camera to his eye