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Technology leader and full-stack developer
Luke Harbord
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Surrey, United Kingdom
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As a passionate and tireless technology leader and full-stack developer, I love nothing more than shipping world-class products and features and building motivated focused software development teams. I thrive in creating
elegant end-to-end systems - from the latest in cloud computing developments (particularly paradigm-shifting serverless technologies) right through the stack to the frontend. Aside from my technical drive, I have
several years’ experience in managing c-level expectations and communicating and working closely with business
teams in turning their vision into reality with enthusiasm and pace.
elegant end-to-end systems - from the latest in cloud computing developments (particularly paradigm-shifting serverless technologies) right through the stack to the frontend. Aside from my technical drive, I have
several years’ experience in managing c-level expectations and communicating and working closely with business
teams in turning their vision into reality with enthusiasm and pace.
Markets
United Kingdom
Industries
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2018 - ?
job
Head of Technology
Referment.
• Responsible for overall technology and product strategy, roadmap and delivery - presenting this to VC firms and the board of directors
• Hired and worked closely with contract UX and UI designer to create a seamless product experience, leading user testing rounds to enhance product-market fit
• Single handedly developed and maintained scalable referral platform web front-end (React, Typescript), API (Typescript), native app (React Native) and serverless back-end (Python, Node)
• Developed and maintained multi-threaded candidate-job matching algorithm and communications engine in Python
• Introduced Continuous Deployment through GitLab CI/CD and Docker, deploying multiple times per day
• Responsible for MySQL database management through Knex migrations and seeding
• Solely responsible for managing platform observability and incidents through Bugsnag and PagerDuty
• Bought development in-house from agency, reducing cost and increasing maintainability and stability
• Introduced infrastructure-as-code through Terraform and Serverless framework
• Worked closely with business teams to understand and enhance their workflows with technology
• Used Mocha, React Testing Library and Jest for Acceptance, Integration and Unit testing on API and front-end
• Used AWS Fargate to create containerised serverless admin panel
• Set and maintained application security standards
• Hired and worked closely with contract UX and UI designer to create a seamless product experience, leading user testing rounds to enhance product-market fit
• Single handedly developed and maintained scalable referral platform web front-end (React, Typescript), API (Typescript), native app (React Native) and serverless back-end (Python, Node)
• Developed and maintained multi-threaded candidate-job matching algorithm and communications engine in Python
• Introduced Continuous Deployment through GitLab CI/CD and Docker, deploying multiple times per day
• Responsible for MySQL database management through Knex migrations and seeding
• Solely responsible for managing platform observability and incidents through Bugsnag and PagerDuty
• Bought development in-house from agency, reducing cost and increasing maintainability and stability
• Introduced infrastructure-as-code through Terraform and Serverless framework
• Worked closely with business teams to understand and enhance their workflows with technology
• Used Mocha, React Testing Library and Jest for Acceptance, Integration and Unit testing on API and front-end
• Used AWS Fargate to create containerised serverless admin panel
• Set and maintained application security standards
Node, CI / CD, Framework, Native, Continuous deployment, App, Web, Testing, Development, Jest, Presenting, Infrastructure, Serverless, Security, Technology, Mysql, Management, Integration, Database, UI, Deployment, User testing, React Native, Typescript, UX, AWS, Docker, API, React, Python
2015 - 2018
job
Technical Team Lead
IG.
• 18 months living in Poland to build IG's Smart Portfolios front-end team and platform (Ember.js)
• Leading a team of developers responsible for three key IG platforms: Smart Portfolios, Share Dealing and Progressive Web Application (PWA) using Scrum and Kanban
• Managed C-level stakeholder expectations and relationships
• Interviewing, on-boarding, mentoring and coaching developers of all levels
• Trail-blazed the use of AWS in IG - building the first production platform in AWS S3 and CloudFront
• Managed the introduction of Sentry to IG, helping increase run-time error visibility
• Set coding standards for performant, maintainable and self-documenting software
• Set testing standards for robust unit, integration, acceptance and E2E tests with QUnit and Yadda
• Focused on technical agility and to get ideas from requirement through to production quickly and safely
• Built and maintained Continuous Integration and Deployment pipelines for streamlined development, QA and business sign-off workflows
• Leading a team of developers responsible for three key IG platforms: Smart Portfolios, Share Dealing and Progressive Web Application (PWA) using Scrum and Kanban
• Managed C-level stakeholder expectations and relationships
• Interviewing, on-boarding, mentoring and coaching developers of all levels
• Trail-blazed the use of AWS in IG - building the first production platform in AWS S3 and CloudFront
• Managed the introduction of Sentry to IG, helping increase run-time error visibility
• Set coding standards for performant, maintainable and self-documenting software
• Set testing standards for robust unit, integration, acceptance and E2E tests with QUnit and Yadda
• Focused on technical agility and to get ideas from requirement through to production quickly and safely
• Built and maintained Continuous Integration and Deployment pipelines for streamlined development, QA and business sign-off workflows
Scrum, Coaching, AWS, Deployment, Mentoring, C, Integration, Kanban, QA, Development, Testing, Software, Continuous integration, Web, Production
2013 - 2015
job
Web Developer
InvestYourWay.
• Developed robo-advisor front end in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and back end in PHP and MySQL
• Created scalable, load-balanced web architecture including database-based session storage
• Managed configuration across environments and all layers of the application stack using Chef
• Managed purchasing and implementation of SSL certificates internally and with IG
• Performed web application security assessments
• Created scalable, load-balanced web architecture including database-based session storage
• Managed configuration across environments and all layers of the application stack using Chef
• Managed purchasing and implementation of SSL certificates internally and with IG
• Performed web application security assessments
Javascript, Css, Html, Php, Mysql, HTML/CSS/Javascript, Database, Security, Architecture, Developer, Implementation, Storage, Web, Https
2012 - 2012
job
Web author
University of Greenwich Marketing Department.
• Three month fill-in contract, managing content on an institution-wide scale
• Working with client-side technologies jQuery, Javascript, CSS and HTML to create accessible features
• Working with client-side technologies jQuery, Javascript, CSS and HTML to create accessible features
Javascript, Css, Html, Jquery, HTML/CSS/Javascript, Content, Web
My education
University of Surrey
MSc, Internet Computing
MSc, Internet Computing
University of Greenwich
BSc, Digital Media Technologies
BSc, Digital Media Technologies
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