ENGINEERING LEADER
SCALING TEAMS,
PLATFORMS & AI-FIRST DELIVERY.

Engineering leader with 15+ years' experience building products, leading teams, modernising platforms, and driving AI-first engineering practices. Currently leading delivery across distributed systems, microservices, AWS, Kubernetes and Kafka, with increasing involvement in SLT-level product, architecture and business decisions.

LEADERSHIP IMPACT

  • AchievementLed the transition to AI-first engineering using Cursor, Bugbot and Prompt Driven Development
  • AchievementReduced feature delivery timelines from weeks/months to days
  • AchievementLed engineering through significant organisational downsizing, maintaining delivery velocity with a reduced team
  • AchievementInfluenced business-critical decisions across tenders, architecture and product readiness
  • AchievementMentored engineers and shifted focus from individual output to team-level outcomes
  • AchievementLed delivery of a Mass Communications platform within a distributed microservices architecture

EXPERIENCE

Lead Engineer

Track 24 | Nov 2025 - Present

Key Achievements:

  • AchievementLed the transition to an AI-first engineering approach, introducing Prompt Driven Development using tools such as Cursor and Bugbot
  • AchievementReduced feature delivery timelines from weeks/months to days, significantly increasing team throughput
  • AchievementLed engineering through organisational downsizing (8 → 3 engineers), maintaining delivery velocity under constrained resources
  • AchievementOwned delivery outcomes across engineering, aligning technical execution with business priorities
  • AchievementInfluenced business-critical decisions across tenders, architecture direction, and product readiness as part of SLT-level discussions
  • AchievementLed delivery of a high-volume Mass Communications platform within a distributed, event-driven microservices architecture
  • AchievementMentored and developed engineers, shifting focus from individual output to team-level performance and outcomes
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Lead Software Engineer

Under the Hammer/Advanced Nationwide | Feb 2023 - Nov 2025

Key Achievements:

  • AchievementLed the implementation of a headless CMS, enabling the marketing team to independently manage website content and reduce engineering dependency
  • AchievementDrove integration of multiple third-party services to support core platform functionality and business operations
  • AchievementPartnered with product leadership to define delivery processes, improving project scoping, prioritisation, and execution efficiency
  • AchievementContributed to the transition towards a scalable microservices architecture in collaboration with the lead architect
  • AchievementSupported the evolution of engineering practices, improving collaboration between engineering and product teams
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Senior Software Engineer

Under the Hammer/Advanced Nationwide | Nov 2022 - Feb 2023

Key Achievements:

  • AchievementCreated stability in the application during times of high demand, such as auction days
  • AchievementWorked with the product manager to design, scope and deliver new features which improved the user experience
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SKILLS

LEADERSHIP

5 skills
  • Engineering strategy
  • Mentoring
  • Delivery management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Team development

ARCHITECTURE

5 skills
  • Microservices
  • Event-driven architecture
  • Kafka
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS

DELIVERY

6 skills
  • AI-first engineering
  • CI/CD
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • Agile
  • Scrum/Kanban

HANDS-ON

6 skills
  • Typescript
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Next.js
  • PHP
  • Laravel

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