Kyle W.

Kyle W.

Senior Software Engineer

United Kingdom
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About Me

Highly-experienced Software Engineer with 13+ years of experience in architecting and designing enterprise applications, specializing in Ruby on Rails, Vue.js, Node.js, Google Cloud Platform among other technologies. Demonstrated experience in helping build and lead teams that meet and exceed designated goals and expectations, implementing processes and procedures that enhance operational efficiencies. Well-versed in managing projects from concept to completion ensuring on-time, on-budget, and on-target results.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Software Engineer
2020 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Create and develop innovative software solutions for different clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Department for Education GOV.uk
Department for Education GOV.uk
Contract Software Engineer
2020 - 2020
Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Worked on the development of educational resources that allow teachers to choose and plan high quality verified lessons for students.

  • Developed a a presentation merger that combines multiple presentation files into one single presentation document

  • Maintained open source GOV.UK code on GitHub. Tested all the API's and functionality utilizing TDD principles.

MAG-O
MAG-O
Contract Software Engineer
2019 - 2019
Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Collaborated with teams to produce enhanced solutions for airport visitors with digital technology.

  • Implemented Braintree Payments user interface into various applications using native Web Components. Unified multiple site navigation menus to reusable code.

  • Transferred easy-implement easy-to-understand component to new and existing projects with successful documentation automatically produced from source code.

Freeagent
Freeagent
Contract Software Engineer
2019 - 2019
Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Maintained existing banking integrations with Yodlee and released Open Banking integrations as one of the first external financial technology providers in the country.

  • Implemented a custom configuration with different Open Banking Account Servicing Payment Service Providers.

  • Maintained a high level of agility while working remotely. Improved performance and observation of nightly Yodlee bank feed imports.

The Co-Op
The Co-Op
Contract Software Engineer
2018 - 2018
Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Worked on the development of design digital solutions for a Guardian product, executing some of the first digital pubic customer-facing products.

  • Audited JavaScript software licences and security vulnerabilities with upgrade to the strategy roadmap.

  • Created a private frontend community and proposed best-practices later included in design systems and component libraries.

Universal Data Management
CTO & Lead Developer
2016 - 2018 (2 years)
Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Managed a globally-distributed team including a developer, contractor, and two engineers working on various business requirements.

  • Developed products addressing key logic core domain issues utilising Vue.js, Ruby on Rails and Command Query Responsibility Segregation patterns.

  • Released a revolutionary software product for the Cleaning and Sanitation industry. Managed the hiring of design services to produce wireframes and final UI designs.

Harrow.io
Harrow.io
Contract Front-End Engineer
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Led the front-end development team to build a web-based hosted SaaS that extends the usefulness of Capistrano, and this style of tooling, to optimize it for centralized collaborations.

  • Built the tool to run tests, builds, deployments, sanity checks, Cron type jobs, and anything in between using secure web-based containers.

  • Participated in weekly team meetings to submit newly developed features.

Xing
Xing
Contract Front-End Engineer
2014 - 2014
Hamburg, Germany
  • Worked on the development of software products for a social network utilized by business professionals.

  • Built and delivered the front-end experience for an analytical product used by the Data Science team.

  • Used AngularJS as a core framework along with other components to test, build, and deploy the project.

GB Commerce
GB Commerce
Contract Lead Software Engineer
2013 - 2015 (2 years)
Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Closely collaborated with a remote team to develop a WYSIWYG for automated web-scrapers.

  • Built the project using Angular.js, Ruby on Rails with a unique Mozilla Firefox Addon.

  • Implemented a unique server connection from WebSockets to real web-browsers that enabled customers to interface and select the data they wished to acquire.

Infabode
Infabode
Contract Software Engineer
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Worked on the development of a social network project for a free research, news, and insights real-estate platform.

  • Managed to take over the project from a previous development team and to successfully release it.

  • Authored and merged application with a RSS feeds, and updated pages throughout use.

TAC Financial
TAC Financial
Contract Software Engineer
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Developed and maintained a new card ordering back-end systems allowing high profile clients to secure cards for staff.

  • Maintained Ruby on Rails applications connected to API services and processing ordering and delivery of pre-paid cards.

  • Participated in code reviews and provided team with feedback on regression errors and deployability.

On The Beach
On The Beach
Software Engineer
2010 - 2012 (2 years)
Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Worked on the development and maintenance of one of UK's top holiday websites, closely collaborating in a lage Agile/Kanban team.

  • Enhanced UX flow for the product with dynamic search loading pages.

  • Upgraded Ruby on Rails application from the legacy version 2 to version 3.

Portfolio

Software Developer - ShouldWe
Software Developer - ShouldWe

ShouldWe is a podcasting website for writers Lisa Sanchez and Diana Kimball. It hosts creative conversations about the everyday choices that make us. The project comprises of over 50 episodes and a live recording event. Worked on the development and implementation of the project.

Software Developer - Ruby on Rails upgrade and Authentication
Software Developer - Ruby on Rails upgrade and Authentication

Ruby on Rails framework from version 2.3 to 3.2 enables greater use of newer API's. In addition to this upgrade there are major alterations of the authentication to enable different role levels and adequate security. The project is acceptance tested using Cucumber and unit tested with RSpec.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Digital Film and Post Production Technology
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Digital Film and Post Production Technology
Staffordshire University, Staffordshire
2007 - 2010 (3 years)
National Diploma in Multimedia
National Diploma in Multimedia
Mid-Cheshire College, Northwich