Hayden Richards

Software Developer

Western Australia

Software developer with a background in actuarial science, cyber security, mathematics, applied statistics, and data analysis.

About

I'm a software developer based in Western Australia, with a tertiary education in actuarial science and cyber security.

That mix gave me a strong foundation in mathematics, applied statistics, data analysis, and careful systems thinking, which shapes how I approach software work.

Outside day-to-day development, I spend time on personal projects, open-source contributions, and learning tools that make me a better developer.

Pets

Stack

Python
Django
Vue
PostgreSQL
AI / LLMs

Also: HTML / CSS / JavaScript, AWS, Docker, Git, Linux, CI/CD (...and more)

Skills

Backend development
REST and GraphQL API design
Analytical problem solving
Security-aware engineering
Data analysis and visualisation

Also: applied statistics, mathematics, data analysis, cyber security (...and more)

Experience

SaaS products
EduTech
Environmental consulting
Mining services
IoT and embedded systems

Portfolio

While most of my best work is private, here are some public projects I've worked on:

pydantic-argparse
Open-source Python package for building declarative, type-safe command-line interfaces, with more than 2 million downloads on PyPI
embassy-rp-skeleton
Rust template for RP2040 embedded firmware using Embassy, with a batteries-included async development setup and debug tooling
homebridge-camera-swann
Homebridge plugin for integrating Swann cameras over RTSP, designed to avoid unnecessary transcoding and switch streams intelligently