British-Aussie #software #dev & #tester, living in #Sydney. Thoughts & rants about #testing, #tech, #life. Steering Committee member at @sydneytesters.

Sydney, Australia
Joined October 2014
Paul Maxwell-Walters retweeted
Come work with me! We're hiring for multiple engineers on the evals team. Link at end of thread. Salary $125,000-$275,000 USD, fully remote, most of team is on European time zones.
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We're hiring a Research Engineer at @Arsenal ⚽🔴⚪ to work directly with our Men's First Team! We're building state-of-the-art AI models for the football domain. This role will focus on building the application layer for our research to advance coaching and analysis workflows.
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I’ll be actually-homeless soon (living out of my car) if I can’t land a job. Our house is being sold within two months if I don’t find work. I’ve been trying everywhere, but very few companies are answering. So please, email me or DM with literally anything involving computers, or ask a friend, or your business’s HR person. (I’d love to work with you.) I’ll do a good job, and I can learn and adapt to any working style you need. I was employee #2 at Carmack’s AI lab, Keen. I worked at Groq helping to design and implement their LPU chips. I made Books3, a dataset trained on by LLaMA and Claude. I’ve been programming for 25 years. Location: Lake Saint Louis MO Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: yes Technologies: Python, PyTorch, JAX, C++, JS/TypeScript, Objective C, Swift, Rails, Linux, Lisp, and anything else you give me a week to learn. Résumé/CV: shawwn.net/docs/shawn-presse… Email: [email protected] I wanted to avoid the humiliation of begging, but nothing is working. I need money or else our 3yo daughter loses her birth home. I’ve been through dozens of interviews from the companies that do answer, but the market is bad right now. You can have me for a steal.
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Paul Maxwell-Walters retweeted
On a pas de processeur souverain, mais on a des chips 😉
🇫🇷 Brets (marque d’Altho) est devenue le leader des chips en France avec 26,7 % de parts de marché en valeur (incluant les MDD qu’elle produit), devançant ainsi les géants internationaux comme Lay’s (PepsiCo). 🥔 Née en 1995 en Bretagne d’une initiative agricole locale, cette entreprise familiale de 559 salariés mise sur une filière ultra-locale de pommes de terre (300 producteurs bretons à moins de 170 km). 🌟 Son succès repose sur l’innovation audacieuse : Brets propose des saveurs originales et insolites (huître, pastis, cacao-piment, etc.), avec 4 à 5 nouveautés par an. 🍫 En avril 2026, Brets a lancé une nouvelle gamme de chips de crêpes sucrées (beurre citron, caramel au beurre salé, fruits rouges…), une diversification dans le snacking sucré qui prolonge l’identité bretonne tout au long de la journée. 📈 Grâce à son ancrage breton, ses arômes naturels, sa transparence et son indépendance familiale, Brets a vu ses ventes bondir de plus de 80 % en trois ans, atteignant ses objectifs 2026 bien en avance. 🏭 Pour soutenir sa croissance, une nouvelle usine ultra-moderne ouvrira en avril 2026 à Pontivy, augmentant la capacité de production de 25 000 tonnes par an. 😉 Quelles sont vos "Brets" préférées ?
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Re-reading a classic. The photo doesn’t do justice to this 900-page book that is heavier than any other book I own Cannot recall reading a similarly extensive book about software development
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A reminder that this is Antony Green's last election in front of the camera. Thank you, Antony. #auspol #australiavotes
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We’re excited to welcome Sandeep Kumar as a speaker at Testing Talks Conference Sydney on Thursday 31st July 2025! For more details and to secure your tickets, please visit our website at testingtalks.com.au #TestingTalksConference
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Paul Maxwell-Walters retweeted
A cool Github repo collecting LLM papers, blogs, and projects, with a focus on OpenAI o1 and reasoning techniques.
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Paul Maxwell-Walters retweeted
Being a senior developer is being able to fix the bug in 5 minutes But having the discipline to assign it to a team member knowing it’ll take them 4 hours
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Replying to @neda_sefati
In tight market soft skills matter more In open market technical skills matter more Right now Work on your soft skills.
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We're thrilled to announce that @TestingRants, our QA Test Lead at Practera, will be speaking at the Test Automation Summit (TAS24) in Singapore Maximising Performance: An Introduction to Load Testing with K6 on August 16. 🔗 Register now: testingmind.com/event/tas202…
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Join Us for the Latest Trends in Experiential Learning featuring leading global experts who will explore and explain the latest trends in experiential learning. 🔗 Register Now via Eventbrite eventbrite.co.uk/e/latest-tr….. See you there!
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Yesterday, Practera celebrated Mother's Day by honouring the diverse roles of moms within our community – from our dedicated students to our esteemed industry partners and mentors. #Mothersday
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We are aware of the temporary suspension of Bonza flights. We will immediately support any passengers stranded mid-journey by offering complimentary seats on Virgin Australia-operated flights to the airport nearest to their final planned Bonza destination. 1/2
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Organising Testing Talks Conference is no small task - it truly requires collaboration from many individuals and organisations! That's why we're incredibly grateful to have Preacta as a platinum sponsor and co-host. Visit at preacta.com/ #testingtalksconference
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Paul Maxwell-Walters retweeted
My testing mentor and close friend Ady @A11y_Ady had an idea about a write up and submitted it... And it's only gone and been published! Amazing insight into 20 years I'm so glad I get to call him my close friend for the last 10+ years ministryoftesting.com/articl…
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We are passionate about inspiring the next generation of testers and supporting those early in their careers with their personal development. That's why tickets for ANYONE under 30 who wishes to attend our conference are just £2.00! Get your tickets now: buff.ly/3wGYDzc
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Paul Maxwell-Walters retweeted
Are you intrigued by the realm of AI yet? As we consistently move forward into the future, the indispensable role of technology remains unquestionable. @TestingRants rb.gy/0hp89m
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