PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Software engineer with hands-on experience delivering and operating production systems end-to-end. Proven ability to take ownership of backend and full-stack applications, from system design and implementation through to deployment, monitoring, and support. Strong background in Go, C#, AWS, Docker, automation, and CI/CD pipelines. Recognised for strong systems thinking, optimising application architectures, development processes, and engineering workflows through automation, platform improvements, and the integration of AI-driven tooling to increase efficiency.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Engineer (Backend) | One iota | March 2026 - Present

• Identified and resolved performance bottlenecks across multiple services by redesigning inefficient data access patterns and reducing reliance on expensive operations, improving system responsiveness and reducing infrastructure overhead.

• Developed Go API services to integrate One iota's MESH Data analytics layer with Hugo Boss' BRING in-store operations platform, enabling centralised tracking of operational metrics across 30+ retail stores, with rollout ongoing to 100+ additional locations.

• Optimised database queries and service interactions within Hugo Boss' Changing Room API, reducing response times by up to 50% and improving reliability for in-store retail operations.

• Proactively identified and resolved production issues for Pro:Direct's mobile application through Grafana monitoring and analysis during major releases, maintaining service stability during traffic peaks exceeding 15,000 active users.

• Containerised existing applications and services using Docker, significantly improving local development workflows, drastically reducing setup complexity, and shortening testing cycles.

• Diagnosed and resolved Amazon Aurora connectivity issues within a VPC by investigating security group and subnet configuration, restoring internal access through the deployment of an EC2 On-Demand instance for service debugging and operational use.

• Established CI/CD pipelines and initial AWS infrastructure for a new client project, enabling automated deployment across development, testing, staging and production environments.

Software Developer | National Monitoring, AVR Group | October 2024 - March 2026

• Sole engineer responsible for the architecture, development, deployment, and operation of multiple production C# full-stack web applications, delivering business-critical systems from concept through to nationwide production use.

• Designed and built two core company platforms: a nationwide URN management system serving 3,000+ alarm installers, all 43 police forces in England and Wales, and 100+ Alarm Receiving Centres, replacing manual processes with digital workflows; and a client self-service platform enabling councils and commercial customers to order and manage monitored alarm services.

• Deployed new production versions and applied database schema changes via jump box servers in an on-premises environment, supporting releases of the nationwide URN management and client self-service platforms.

• Optimised services such as FEPs and middleware, reducing outages/out-of-hours calls by 40%.

• Worked closely with a UX designer using Figma to transform management requirements into user-centred application designs, retaining responsibility for technical architecture, implementation, and delivery across the full development lifecycle.

• Designed and developed a Windows Forms application demonstrating the end-to-end ECHO emergency response workflow, visualising how alarm events are processed and communicated to emergency service control rooms, helping communicate the value of a nationally deployed public-safety platform, used at national cybersecurity conferences.

KEY PROJECTS

Mandarin Learning MCP Server for AI Agents

Go | SQLite | MCP SDK

• Developed a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, enabling AI agents to support structured Mandarin Chinese vocabulary learning for HSK levels 1-3, featuring a spaced repetition algorithm, quizzes and progress tracking.

• Implemented an adaptive testing framework with translation and multiple-choice quizzes, and progression tracking based on a custom mastery system, integrated with an SQLite database.

• Followed test-driven development practices with 20 automated tests.

Go Secure — MCP Security Scanner for AI Agents

Golang | MCP SDK | Semgrep | Trivy | Docker | GitHub Actions

• Built an MCP-native security scanner enabling AI agents to run repository scans, triage findings, and support remediation through structured, agent-readable tool responses.

• Orchestrated Semgrep (SAST), Trivy (vulnerabilities, secrets, misconfigurations), and Golang dependency inspection into a unified pipeline with severity-ranked findings and CycloneDX SBOM export.

• Containerised the scan engine in Docker with Semgrep and Trivy bundled for reproducible local and pipeline execution, plus a composite GitHub Action for integration into other repositories.

• Implemented CI/CD with GitHub Actions to automate testing, image builds, and security scans on every push and pull request.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS

AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02), 2025

Manchester Metropolitan University - Master of Science, Computer Science, Distinction, 2022 - 2023

• Modules: Cloud and Enterprise Development, Advanced Object-Oriented Programming, Algorithms and Data Structures, Information Systems and Databases

Manchester Metropolitan University - Bachelor of Art, Philosophy, 2:1, 2019 - 2022

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Go, C#, Bash, AWS, IIS, SQL Server, DynamoDB, Docker, GitHub Actions