Caellum Kennedy
Software Engineer
Galway, Ireland
Skills
Cloud Computing (Firebase and Sharepoint List experience)
Microsoft Power Applications (Power Apps, Power BI, Sharepoint, etc.)
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint etc.)
Coding Languages
HTML/CSS, PowerFx
Java, C#, Python
SQL, JavaScript
JSON, R, MATLAB
SpringBoot, REACT, Node.js
Certifications
Mountain Skills 2 [Mountaineering Ireland] [2024]
Remote Emergency Care 3 [Mountaineering Ireland] [2024]
Pool Lifeguard Certifate [2023]
Swim Teacher Certificate [2022]
PADI Open Water Diver Certificate [2023]
Social Media
About
Final-year Computer Science student at the University of Galway (projected 1:1) with hands-on industry experience as a Software Engineer at Boston Scientific. Passionate about building clean, functional software from full-stack web applications to AI game agents.
Work Experience
Placement Student : Boston Scientific
Jan 2025 - Aug 2025
Placement Student with Boston Scientific working as a Software Engineer maintaining, updating, and creating applications for use by the Software Quality Engineer team in the Validations department.
- Performed essential maintenance for the Software Validations department, updating and optimizing existing applications for the department.
- Created extensive documentation for existing programs to help future software engineers perform essential maintenance.
University Projects : University of Galway
Sep 2023 - Jan 2025
Created a web application using SpringBoot and REACT on a Firebase database to track users' Spotify statistics utilizing cloud storage, Spotify's API, and Last FM's API.
Lifeguard : Bay Sports
May 2024 - Aug 2024
Part-time lifeguard leading schools tours around Hodson Bay's Bay Sports.
Lifeguard/Swim Teacher : Roscommon Leisure Centre
May 2021 - Sep 2023
Full-time Lifeguard and Swim Teacher in Roscommon Leisure Centre. Conducting swimming lessons, performing routine site maintenance, and cleaning.
Education
BSc Computer Science and Information Technology
University of Galway 2023 - Current
Projected Results: 1:1
Final Year Project: The Effect of Historical Checkpoints on a Real Time Strategy Game Agent Training
BSc Physics with Astrophysics
Maynooth University 2018 - 2022
Transferred to University of Galway in the third year of the degree.
Leaving Certificate
CBS Roscommon 2013 - 2018
Results (456 points):
Irish: O4
English: H3
Mathematics: H4
Geography: H3
Spanish: H6
Physics: H3
Business: H2
Portfolio
Melody Metrics
[SPRING BOOT / REACT]
Melody Metrics is a SprintBoot REACT web application which utilises the Spotify API to display statistics on a user's Spotify music history. It also displays LastFM trending songs.
Boston Scientific
[POWER APPS / SHAREPOINT LISTS]
Optimisations and upgrades to software applications in the Software Validations department of Boston Scientific. Improved loading times from 60 seconds to 5 seconds.
MicroRTS Agent — FYP Demo
[PYTHON / REINFORCEMENT LEARNING]
Demonstration of a reinforcement learning agent trained using historical checkpoints playing against CoacAI in MicroRTS, as part of the final year project The Effect of Historical Checkpoints on a Real Time Strategy Game Agent Training.