FinoComp Blog
Learn more about life at FinoComp HQ, our news and views, and our thoughts on the world of WealthTech.
FinoComp Focus – Alan Wilkie
What does performance look like? From high frequency trading to microservices. Senior Software Engineer Alan Wilkie takes a closer look at our tech stack and what makes a good software developer. What makes a good software developer? Software development is a creative process, turning a...
FinoComp Focus – Peter Nicholson
Microservices at Scale – it’s a team game "It never gets old - there are always fresh and interesting things to learn." I've been working in software development and information technology for a few decades now. It's still fascinating to me. Like the universe we live in, the field of software...
GuestSpot: MW Studios
Having recently been through a successful website refresh, the first in our new GuestSpot blog series is from UK design based consultancy MW Studio who worked with us on the rebuild. MW Studio, has worked closely with FinoComp on its branding and marketing communications for a number of years. We...
FinoComp Focus – Megan Delaney
My role at FinoComp is a combination of a Scrum Master and developer. I came on as a graduate in 2019, in a developer role. Back when I joined there were only the two Jamberoo offices, the FinoComp family was much smaller, and we all worked out of Jamberoo. Now many more teams have been added to...
FinoComp Focus – Alan Kan
Alan relocated from Hong Kong to Wollongong during the lockdown. Here he talks us through his journey to joining FinoComp, his first impressions of the business and… Kubernetes! The journey to joining the business was certainly eventful. With travel very much restricted we bought our airline...
Life In Lockdown – Ben Keogh
I am a Service Delivery Consultant, based in London. My role entails a range of responsibilities, including (but not limited to) first-line support of our products, (“pseudo”) understanding of code, data analysis etc., as well as project management and the delivery and implementation of our...
Life in Lockdown – 2020 has been a tough year!
We at FinoComp started the year with the catastrophic Australian bush fires that came within 20 kms of our Jamberoo Office. Later in the year it was floods. Then we, like the world, had to endure the impacts of COVID-19, the worst global pandemic in a century. We have all been challenged this year...
Life In Lockdown – An award winning business culture
How we as a business adapted to lockdown. When the business went into lockdown, the decision to work from home was made on Monday and by Tuesday everyone was working remotely, it was a seamless process. We have always been very flexible and open with our working from home policy and we have an...
From Fintern to Software Developer – Amelia lee
The American author Doug Cooper once said: “a major life decision is never a choice but rather a realisation that the decision has already been made.” When I applied to a software development internship in August 2018, I certainly didn’t realise what a major decision I was making! I joined...
Life in Lockdown: The New Starter
Meet Cornelis, our new starter who joined us in April. Cornelis was lucky enough to get on a plane before all the borders were shut, to arrive in Australia and join the FinoComp team. Not only was this a new job for Cornelis, but a new country for both him and his family; all in the midst of a...