Harry W.
Bio
I'm a Software Consultant designing and building high performance applications.
In the course of my career I’ve worked with many big brands, helping them achieve a market presence that performs. Some of my most notable clients include Cisco, Ericsson, Facebook, Lloyds Direct, Popsa and S&P Global.
I have over 15 years of commercial experience delivering scalable and highly available backend services and building creative frontend experiences.
With extensive experience building microservice architectures and frontend applications I specialise in helping products scale and teams automate whilst ensuring that costs are kept low.
This includes working with many cloud technologies including: Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, Go and gRPC.
I’ve built several frontend apps for clients using React Native and React.
Alongside engineering products I also help teams to scale by identifying issues and implementing new processes.
Reduced operating costs by ~30%.
Increase product confidence with new processes and automation.
Implement continuous delivery.
Improve service performance and stability.
Enhance monitoring and implement new logging infrastructure.
Onboard and train new team members.
Automate infrastructure using Terraform.
Report directly to stakeholders.
Guide business decisions around development and process.
Train and manage new joiners.
Develop new microservices.
Migrate REST API to GraphQL and gRPC.
Improve performance and stability
Automate infrastructure using Terraform.
Operate with company leadership to advise and report.
Design CMS for interactive installation.
Build React components for design system.
Automated testing, packaging and deployment.
Bundle React applications into electron desktop apps.
Built React website.
Automated static deployments triggered by headless CMS.
Implemented interactive video elements.
Designed and built highly available golang microservice architecture.
Develop custom audio engine in c++ and Swift.
Built design system for web and mobile.
Built React Native mobile applications.
Automate deployment to kubernetes.
Automate testing and application packaging.
Built interactive react app for physical installion into retail stores.
Package app into electron for desktop distribution.
Support remote configuration.
Implemented interactive animations.
Convert existing design system into React components.
Assist with integration with graphql API.
Assist with golang backend microservice build.
Create re-usable animation components.
Built market unique mobile and tablet reading experience.
● Developed unique read-along feature.
● Developed audio book systems.
● Integrated with 3rd party APIs.
● Advise on technology and architecture decisions.
● Implement and advise on app UX.
● Deploy to Amazon, Google and Apple app stores.
● Implement in app payments and monetization of mobile app.
Assisted in team hiring and interview process.
● Designed cloud infrastructure.
● Built market leading travel agent mobile app.
● Implemented design system.
● Implemented development and project processes.
● Implemented CI/CD.
● Designed and built GraphQL interface in Laravel application.
● Implemented Firebase services for auth, analytics, performance,
crashlytics and remote config.
● Implemented payment systems by integrating with Stripe.
● Designed and built recommendation and personalization using ML.
Contact Harry to enquire about their availability for a project.
- Accepting enquiries!
- Harry is happy to be contacted by recruitment agencies.
- Browse hand-picked devs
- See availability
- Filter by IR35 preference
- Send direct messages
- Priority support