Senior Fullstack Developer

Marks & Spencer is one of the UK’s largest retail and eCommerce brands, providing premium clothing, home, and food products to millions of customers globally.

• Developed high-performance, accessible web interfaces for major M&S campaigns, including the Christmas Advent Calendar 2023, Prize Draws, and The Parenthood Club.
• Delivered responsive React.js applications optimized for scalability and peak loads across millions of users.
• Conducted accessibility audits and validated AA-compliance using Lighthouse, WAVE, and ARIA standards.
• Created detailed technical specifications and dependency diagrams for web migrations and new feature rollouts.
• Led code reviews and provided onboarding guidance for TCS developers, ensuring alignment with M&S quality standards.
• Integrated monitoring, synthetic testing, and server logging to enable proactive issue tracking and maintain campaign reliability.

Crosstide Consulting is a UK-based technology consultancy helping enterprises accelerate delivery and modernization through scalable cloud, DevOps, and software engineering solutions.

• Worked with Hargreaves Lansdown to integrate internal systems with the UK Pensions Dashboard via Origo, focusing on secure AWS-based data collection and confirmation integrations.
• Designed and documented architecture decisions (ADRs) for secure data transfers using AWS Transfer Family, GoAnywhere, and on-prem connectivity via VPCs and load balancers.
• Developed backend integrations with Snowflake, AWS Glue, and Firehose for automated data ingestion.
• Mentored Java-focused engineers to adopt Node.js and TypeScript within AWS environments, driving upskilling and team independence.
• Enhanced testing coverage and built functional test suites to improve reliability across CI/CD pipelines.
• Partnered with senior stakeholders to define requirements, validate security models, and present technical solutions in department-wide briefings.

Tribal Worldwide London is an award-winning digital agency within the Omnicom Group, specializing in technology-led creative solutions for major automotive and lifestyle brands.

• Led multiple project teams that delivered high-traffic websites for Volkswagen UK, SEAT UK, and Skoda UK.
• Oversaw all front-end technical planning, mentored developers, and enforced clean code and testing standards.
• Collaborated with UX, QA, backend, and DevOps teams to translate wireframes into robust, maintainable applications.
• Defined coding standards, documentation, and technical specifications for all major projects.
• Provided accurate task breakdowns and estimates for project proposals and sprint planning.
• Supported developer career progression through one-on-one coaching and performance reviews.

Part of the same delivery team at Tribal Worldwide London, focused on building interactive and marketing-oriented web platforms for clients in the automotive sector.

• Developed modular and reusable components for client websites, focusing on scalability and maintainability.
• Collaborated closely with backend developers and UX teams to deliver cross-platform digital experiences.
• Implemented unit tests and performance optimizations to meet industry-leading standards.
• Contributed to the agency’s internal component library and best-practice documentation.