I am a Lead Principal Engineer specialising in the construction and maintenance of software solutions primarily engineered in Python. I have expertise in a variety of tools and frameworks such as Django, Flask, and CherryPy, and have over 12 years of commercial experience in building scalable web applications for numerous reputable global companies. I work with a variety of programming architectures and paradigms including microservices, domain driven design, and monolithic and distributed systems, with a skill-set that favours back-end development and TDD.

My experience also extends to DevOps, as I have contributed to software architectures on a variety of cloud platforms such as AWS and DigitalOcean through the use of continuous integration systems (e.g. Jenkins and CircleCI) as well as more traditional, bare-metal stacks.

I have led various highly specialised teams and have experience in communicating with all levels of stakeholders. I enjoy working as part of a team, mentoring juniors, and have a firm belief that code-reviews and coherent teamwork is integral to creating a healthy work environment conducive to successful and productive projects.

I am a native English speaker (with British Passport) and fluent in French. I have a passion for rock climbing, enjoy cooking, as well as photography.