Lead Software Engineer

Lead technical project delivery, scalable architecture, engineering processes, and collaboration across backend, frontend, and mobile teams. Partner with product managers and stakeholders on sprint planning, roadmaps, prioritization, release management, code reviews, and developer mentoring.

Built and managed AWS infrastructure using ECS Fargate, RDS, ElastiCache, ECR, ALB, Route 53, IAM, and CloudWatch. Led Heroku-to-AWS migration, implemented GitLab CI/CD and Docker deployments, and developed Node.js microservices with NestJS, Fastify, GraphQL, REST APIs, data integrations, and API optimizations.

Analyzed business and functional requirements and translated them into scalable architecture and development roadmaps aligned with organizational objectives. Established project monitoring practices, coding standards, CI/CD strategies, and quality assurance processes.

Led hands-on development of core modules, APIs, and data-flow pipelines for consumer-facing applications. Performed code reviews, refactoring, and performance tuning while designing reusable project skeletons, microservice templates, and integration frameworks.

Defined project scope, deliverables, technical roles, and responsibilities while leading and mentoring a cross-functional engineering team. Facilitated Agile ceremonies, managed task delivery, and served as the primary technical liaison for clients and stakeholders.

Architected modular API-driven microservices using Laravel, Node.js, and Docker. Built a Docker-based development environment, implemented GitHub Actions CI/CD, supported more than 500 micro commits and approximately 120 releases in seven months, and delivered Shopify product-import automation that reduced manual work and saved over £55K annually.

Worked as a Lead Software Engineer on real-time analytics and event-driven systems. Contributed to the design and delivery of Node.js-based services using Redis, RabbitMQ, and AWS.

Focused on scalable asynchronous processing, inter-service communication, and reliable architecture for analytics workloads. Applied engineering leadership and backend expertise to support high-performance distributed applications.

Directed technical strategy and SaaS architecture as Chief Technology Officer. Led cross-team engineering collaboration and established technical foundations for product development and delivery.

Managed DevOps automation and engineering practices to improve operational consistency, scalability, and release efficiency. Provided technology leadership across architecture, teams, and product initiatives.

Developed backend applications and integrations as a Senior Software Engineer. Worked with PHP frameworks, REST APIs, and system-integration requirements.

Contributed to reliable web application development by implementing maintainable backend components, services, and integration solutions. Supported technical delivery through software engineering best practices.

Developed web applications and contributed to frontend-backend integration as a Software Engineer. Worked on application functionality, user-interface optimization, and web development delivery.

Supported the implementation of integrated web solutions while improving usability and performance. Built foundational experience in full-stack application development and optimization.