Work Experiences

2023 - Present
3y
Deployed AI Engineer

Helsing · 3 years

2019 - 2023
4y

Thought Machine

4 years

Senior Backend Engineer / Tech Lead

2022 - 2023 · 1 year

Expert on large scale data migrations within TM. Led a cross-department initiative to tackle cost-related challenges, similar to a FinOps responsibility.

Engineering Manager

2021 - 2022 · 7 months

Leading the Migrations and Configuration Management team, as well as a couple of critical workstreams within Thought Machine. Created an environment of cooperation with various stakeholders outside of the team to great results, almost exclusively through remote means. Helped support massive-scale data migrations for clients, with peak reliability.

Tech Lead Manager

2020 - 2021 · 1 year

Leading the Migrations team, responsible for the components aiding data migration to Vault (Thought Machine’s core banking platform offering). Team consistently surpassed performance targets, sometimes many months in advance, while maintaining a high level of reliability and even aiding other teams in their journeys. Managed to create pipelines for communication, both within the team and with external stakeholders, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.

Back End Engineer

2019 - 2020 · 1 year

Part of the Kernel team working on Vault (core banking platform for all sizes and scopes of bank). Responsible with maintaining and extending core elements of Vault as part of the Accounts team, as well as designing and implementing a major edge service. Chair of the internal group handling low and medium level decisions regarding uses of the Go programming language. Involved in improving internal tooling, with the goal of saving engineers as much time as possible during development. Started and led the company public speaking courses, with inspiration taken from Toastmasters structure, but with significant changes to better cater to the company environment and culture.

2018 - 2019
5m
AI Expert

NMT Group · 5 months

Main programmer for a startup specialising in developing machine learning tools for use by legal teams within various companies. Tasked with developing the web portal, as well as computer vision and machine learning based tools for solving tasks normally done manually by people. Also handled the deployment of all software solutions to Azure. Focused on scalable code, with clear differentiation between functionality and presentation.

2015 - 2018
2y
Graduate Lab Assistant - Extreme Programming and Large Scale Systems

University of Essex · 2 years

Responsible with overseeing and helping students with the practical elements of a course specialising in XP practices, test-driven development and project management. Also involved in marking students based on their performance during the course.

2016
1m
Balancing and AI Consultant

MindArk PE AB · 1 month

Worked with Mindark Sweden to see if and how my research can be applied to their games, while also offering insight into the current state of artificial intelligence.

2010 - 2014
4y
Freelance Developer

Self-Employed · 4 years

Did various freelance work for clients, ranging from fixing websites to developing modules for software and offering advice on available technology. Given a clear requirement, be it for a website or a piece of software, I would offer a time estimate and cost, to then go on to develop it, with utmost care for the client’s requests and with high quality deliverables. Most of the work consisted of PHP, C#, Drupal and Joomla.

2014
5m
Experimental Programming / Network Assistance Frontrunner

ESSEXLab · 5 months

Implemented various experiments in the Ztree language. Helped with various upgrades and features for the lab’s Ruby on Rails based website.

2013 - 2014
4m
Screencast Frontrunner

IT Training and Engagement - University of Essex · 4 months

I was responsible with designing and creating video presentations and tutorials of various university tools and services.

2012
1m
FLDP Intern

Barclays · 1 month

Future Leaders Development Programme Technology Intern within the Customer Experience team.

2010 - 2012
2y
Student Representative

University of Essex · 2 years

Volunteered as a student rep for the course and year in order to represent fellow colleagues in the Staff-Student Liaison Committee.

2010 - 2011
6m
IT and Survey Design

Dynamo Initiative · 6 months

Responsible for everything IT related, from deciding on online services to use, software to use and implementing the online version of the survey to designing and developing software for choosing winners of the survey prize. Also part of the team responsible with designing the survey itself.