Lead Software Engineer

Coates Group

2024 — Current

Sydney, Australia

Tech stack: React • Express.js • MySQL • AWS Lambda • AWS DynamoDB • Jest • Micro-frontend architecture • GitLab • Custom ORM

• Leading a team of 5 engineers within a feature team of 12, overseeing daily tasks, mentoring junior engineers, and guiding strategic decisions, with a primary focus on high-level architectural planning.

• Orchestrated architectural decisions for McDonald's Digital Menu Board CMS software, collaborating with senior leadership to design a full-stack solution that improved frontend efficiency by 40%. The platform is now deployed across 15,000 McDonald's locations in the United States and Europe.

Senior Software Engineer

Qantas Airways

2022 — 2024

Sydney, Australia

Tech stack: Next.js • Express.js • Jest • Mocha Test • AWS Lambda • AWS RDS • AWS Redshift • Terraform • Ansible • Jenkins • Splunk • Preact

• Spearheaded the implementation of a Customer Service Centre Application harnessing Next.js, Akamai, and Jest. The project streamlined operations, and enhanced user experience for a user base of 2000+ daily active users.

• In a team of Five, I led the successful delivery of the largest internal marketing application serving over 150 employees across 12 Qantas Loyalty Marketing Channels leveraging Preact, AWS Lambda, and Amazon RDS.

• Reduced organisational AWS expenditure by over $55,000 annually through strategic decommissioning of a redundant prior project.

Software Engineer

SLIK Creative Agency

2022

Sydney, Australia

Tech stack: React • Gatsby • Node.js • Nest.js • MongoDB • AWS S3 • Contentful • Netlify • Heroku • Three.js • GSAP • Blender

• Pioneered Australia's First Metaverse Virtual Playground utilising Three.js and Blender for corporate gatherings and virtual meetings.

• Engineered static web applications leveraging Gatsby for Nine News, including Sydney Morning Herald's Annual Impact Report.

• Undertook the migration of a legacy email builder app from Angular to React, optimising maintenance and enhancing user interface.

Software Engineer

Government of New Zealand, Health NZ

2021 — 2022

Auckland, New Zealand

Tech stack: TypeScript • Angular / NgRx • Redis • Oracle SQL Database • Jira • Azure DevOps • C# • .NET

• Developed and designed a web application utilising Angular and .NET Core to monitor hospitals' legacy system status.

• Conceptualised and implemented a bespoke management web app empowering administrators to manage data stored in Redis.

• Elevated an application's Google Chrome Lighthouse Score by over 60% through a complete redesign of the frontend layout structure.

Software Engineer

Canary Data Solutions Ltd.

2020 — 2021

Auckland, New Zealand

Tech stack: TypeScript • Vue • Microsoft SQL Server • Jenkins • TeamCity • Octopus Deploy • Knockout.js • ASP.NET • C# • VB

• Collaborated closely with clients across industries to architect and deliver tailor-made applications aligning with their business needs.

• Implemented an overhaul of the corporate website with ASP.NET, injecting modern design principles for an enhanced user experience.

• Reduced an application's runtime error by over 65% by migrating the backend server to TypeScript and introducing Unit Tests.

Software Engineer

Yourcar (Startup)

2019 — 2020

Auckland, New Zealand

Tech stack: React • Next.js • PostgreSQL • GraphQL • Google Cloud Platform • Postman API Testing • Jest Test • Cypress • HubSpot

• Engineered an internal tool to precisely compute the write-off percentage for newly purchased New Zealand vehicles within an 18-month window.

• Elevated the resilience of the company's web application by undertaking comprehensive end-to-end testing on the frontend platform utilising Cypress.

• Navigated and thrived in a dynamic startup environment, acquiring valuable professional experience in a high-paced setting.