SYSTEMS DEVELOPER · TØNSBERG, NORWAY

Connor Babbington

I design, build and run web systems.

Eight-plus years delivering internal software for UK local government — now building full-stack products in Norway.

status: open to work
  • Tønsberg, Norway
  • Work permit ✓
  • Remote / hybrid / on-site
  • English native · Norsk B1
Connor Babbington, smiling, outdoors

tønsberg, norway · 2025

  • 8+ yrs

    Experience

  • UK public sector

    Background

  • .NET · React · Docker

    Core stack

  • Based in Norway

    Work permit ✓

01 — Skills

What I work with

A practical profile: business value, maintainability and dependable delivery.

01 — Development

Backend-leaning full-stack work in the .NET ecosystem.

  • C#
  • .NET
  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • SQL

02 — DevOps & Infrastructure

I deploy and operate what I build — professionally and at home.

  • Docker
  • Linux
  • CI/CD
  • Azure DevOps
  • Reverse proxies
  • Monitoring
  • Self-hosting

03 — Practices

Production thinking: testing, security and honest communication.

  • Testing
  • OAuth2 integrations
  • Security hardening
  • Production support
  • Stakeholder communication

02 — Projects

Built, shipped and running

Self-hosted infrastructure lab

Ubuntu + Docker · Traefik · Authentik SSO · CrowdSec · Gitea CI — ~30 self-hosted services, and the deploy target for this site.

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03 — Experience

Where I’ve worked

2023–Present · Self-directed development & Norskkurs · Tønsberg, Norway

System Developer — Warwickshire County Council, UK

2015–2023 · UK · 2015–2017 Apprentice → 2017–2023 System Developer

Public-sector systems — from apprentice to full developer over eight years.

  • Worked on the county-wide highways and streetlight fault-reporting system used across Warwickshire.
  • Built and maintained full-stack applications in C#, Python, Ruby on Rails, SQL and JavaScript.
  • Delivered reliable, well-tested software and resolved stability issues on live systems.
  • Owned deployments and production troubleshooting; guided colleagues on code and process.

Earlier & alongside

2017–2021 · Sales Representative · Royal Vapes, UK

2016–2018 · Bartender · The Hodcarrier, UK

2014–2015 · Receptionist · Nuffield Health, UK

2012–2015 · Extended Diploma — NVQ Level 3 in ICT · Warwickshire College, UK

04 — About

About

I’m a systems developer with a backend-leaning full-stack background: business systems, troubleshooting and production support. I like turning stakeholder requirements into practical, reliable software, and I care about the parts users never see — tests, deployments and keeping things running.

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Languages

  • English — native
  • Norwegian — B1 · actively developing

Looking for a systems developer in Norway?

I usually reply within a day — e-mail is fastest.