TypeScript, JavaScript, NodeJS, React

Natwest / RBS

Worked in the mPlatform Development team responsible for building and running the middle tier services that provide functionality and connectivity into the core banking systems within the RBS Group. 
Built Java micro-services utilising the Vertx Framework and deployed across AWS Infrastructure using Terraform. Developed the back-end services for the Personal and Business Banking mobile applications across the RBS retail brands representing daily volumes of between 5-7 million logins per day and peak loads of 12-15k logins per minute. 


Java Developer

Elwood Technologies

Elwood Technologies is a fast-growing, London-based fintech, building digital assets trading infrastructure for institutional investors. Its seamless end-to-end platform connects to global crypto exchanges, custodians, and liquidity providers, via a single Application Programming Interface (API). 
Built market connectors for various exchange (Coinbase, Okex and Tagomi) and internal monitoring (audit and risk management). Elwood platform is mainly in GoLang with Python and SQL. 
-	Primarily responsible for trade support in crypto products covering Spot, Futures, Perpetual Swaps, Options and Loans.
-	Configuration of Client funds and books and account set-up, including compliance rules.
-	Maintain the reference data around new exchange product setup and commission schedules.
-	Building risk reports for clients and internal use.
-	Assist in gathering and/or reviewing client's process requirements and assisting on architect design decisions with the rest of the team.
-	Operating and analysing continuous monitoring tools in performing ongoing monitoring tools of Elwood infrastructure.


Backend Engineer

Haruko

Haruko is an easy-to-use platform that gives institutional investors the levels of insights, control, and compliance they demand when trading digital assets. 
Primarily responsible for building API & real-time frameworks for coalescing connectivity across exchanges. 
-	Responsible for building the internal development framework on which the system was built.
-	Built WebSocket integrations and live price sourcing on both DeFi & CeFi.
-	Reverse engineering defi & crypto protocols and building institutional views on the most popular DeFi protocols (Aave, Curve, Uniwap, Solana & Serum etc).  


Senior Java Developer

The BBC Accounts team are responsible for the day-to-day management of online users including the most common workflows (sign in/ password recovery and access across devices). These services are responsible for millions of requests per day.

My function was to rebuild the backend around user password management as well as move to a new in house user token management system. These were mostly typescript / java micro services hosted in AWS.

Lead cross-functional teams across front-end, backend and QA/Security teams as well as extensive input into overall system architecture. 

Java & Go Development, Backend Engineer

TeleportHQ

Teleport HQ is a startup building a collaborative low-code platform

• Set up and maintaining Kubernetes clusters in Google Cloud Platform
• Implement distributed, real-time features on backend with Node.js
• Set up CI/CD pipelines
• Carried out research and developed PoCs

Back End Developer

Evozon

Developed a software solution for a client in the banking sector that needed a goods evaluation platform for the process of offering loans.

• Did performance and optimization work on various web apps
• Set up CI/CD pipelines

Web developer

DevOps, Cloud, Infrastructure

Cloud Consultant

Dream Spin Studios

Engaged to help the team develop their flagship game to showcase to other companies within the industry as proof of concept. Providing initial consultation on various aspects of game development which then served as a basis for a structured approach to refactoring aspects of the existing system for greater performance and to add new features.

Game Development

Evios PLC.

Engaged to help the company improve its front end and back end systems. The company produces EV chargers and so there were a wide range of systems to interact with primarily using AWS and GCP cloud technologies alongside a React Native mobile application.

Mobile Application Development

Andersen EV

Andersen EV are a UK based company that develop charging units and software infrastructure for the electric vehicle market. Primarily responsible for developing and maintaining the React Native App used by the user to interface with the charging unit. Whilst creating and maintaining features across all services both front and back end and also improving the developer experience bringing the code base up to and exceeding modern standards for software development.

Full Stack Engineer

Inspired Gaming Group

Engaged to provide game development services developing games for international online casino gaming sites. Developed for both desktop and mobile.

Codices Interactive

Codices Interactive are a UK based company that develop apps for the entertainment/social media industry on both web and mobile platforms. Responsibilities included:
Providing mentoring and leadership to the members of the front-end team. Using React/React Native alongside TypeScript to develop web and mobile applications. Utilising AWS services to build back-end infrastructure. Designing the architecture of complex systems that make use of video streaming.

Senior Front-End Engineer

Hungry Bear Gaming

Hungry Bear Gaming is a UK and Canadian based game development studio specialising in the design, development, and production of HTML5 casino games for the global mobile/online casino sector. 
Responsibilities included:

Develop proprietary technologies to increase the speed of internal production of gaming products using Python
Developing a proprietary JavaScript framework using Pixi.JS and other technologies

Developing game logic engines using Node.js/Python back end

Senior Technical Architect

Software engineering and consultancy

Full-stack development

LLMs, NLP, computer vision, machine learning for physics simulations

Web Development

High-quality, high-output engineering & software org consulting.

Verdn

First engineer to join Verdn, which provides businesses with an API to plant trees, recover ocean-bound plastic and restore coral reef.

* Revamped pricing system that processes 1,000s of transactions a day
* Introduced data warehousing and infrastructure for Shopify app, which produced statistically significant positive conversion ROI
* Added coral reef restoration to product, with immediate uptake by customers
* Helped add Zapier integration, connecting Verdn with 1,000s of other apps

Founding Engineer

Various clients - Tugboat Coding Limited

Various clients. Projects included:
* Developing for a national newspaper’s website (News UK), serving millions of visitors
* Building scientific study portal (MVP) for a BioTech startup in 10 days
* Leading the redesign of an InsureTech startup’s web app

Contractor

Digitbrew (formerly Data Hygge)

Founded at Entrepreneur First, Digitbrew measured user experience (UX) in apps. We identified user frustration signals, including rage clicks, to capture in-the-moment feedback from users.

My role ranged from customer discovery to product development. Products built from scratch:
* Analytics tracker installed on websites serving 1M+ visitors
* Analytics back-end distilling insights from 1B+ of data points
* Chrome extension annotating websites with UX insights and high ROI opportunities

CTO and Co-founder

Various clients. Projects included B2B enterprise recruitment software managing 1,000s of candidates.

Hellocar

As Technical Lead at Hellocar — an online car-buying platform founded at Founders Factory — I was involved from the very early stages of the startup. I helped build the product from the ground up and led the technical effort to successfully launch it. Product development was my primary focus, but I also developed tech to support other business functions, including marketing, operations and sales.

Tech Lead

Conversocial

With Conversocial, enterprise customer service agents managed business social media accounts. I developed web and mobile apps for the CROWDS peer-to-peer social customer service product. I helped build the CROWDS mobile app from scratch, including the architecture, test suite and build system. I led the product from its inception to its release six months later in the Google Play Store.

Software Engineer

Nimble Storage

Full-stack server-side REST API implementation and client-side web UI development for the InfoSight cloud-based data storage analytics, monitoring and management platform.

Projects included:

* Self-service customer-facing tools to automate technical support workflows
* UI overhaul of customer-facing platform
* Internal REST API to interface with Salesforce's API
* Licensing system to register and activate proprietary software

Expert, freelance Google Cloud Platform engineers