what i'm up to
I have two hats, and I wear them both at the same time.
Since 'Senior EM' and 'Product Engineer' look different on paper, I’ve added a toggle to my work history
Studocu
Senior Engineering Manager|01/2023 - Present
Acting as the technical architect in the development of a brand new AI-native platform, working closely with product to define the scope and with IT staff for the architecture of the new platform.
- Hands-on with LangGraph and Vercel AI SDK to build complex agentic flows.
- Moved our Mobile app to Expo and optimized our delivery pipeline with OTA updates.
- Enabled and maintained best practices for agentic coding to ensure that AI generates code that matches our strict architectural standards
- Early experimentation with prototype building to validate the business case for new features.
Engineering Manager|10/2021 - 12/2022
Even while managing, I was the primary technical prototyping partner for the Product team. I built the early POCs for our "New Opportunities" stream that validated the business case for new features. I was deeply involved in PR reviews, pushing for cleaner patterns as we scaled the codebase.
- Played around with multiplayer products
- Mentored the team on architecture and code quality on newly built features
- Frequently bootstrapped new features from scratch
Product Engineer|07/2018 - 10/2021
Full-stack builder (Laravel, React, Python). I led the 'Landing & Activation' objective, shipping features that drove a 30% YoY increase in user registrations. Expert in data-driven development, using A/B testing and Mixpanel analysis to validate every feature before full rollout.
Kadfire Ltd
Full Stack Developer|01/2015 - 06/2018
Worked on RailPoint, a system that provides passengers with live travel updates, planned improvement works, timetables and other key travel information in multiple train stations around the UK. Built with Python (Django), HTML/CSS/JS, and various APIs.
The Agency 360
Web Developer|08/2012 - 07/2014
Marketing agency where I did multiple websites, mobile apps and overall tech support before going to Uni.