A Peek Into My Journey
I'm a software engineer based in London, with a backend leaning and a long-running interest in practical tooling, clean product thinking, and shipping useful things.
Right now I'm focused on finding my next role while exploring AI-assisted development workflows, especially with Claude and Codex, and thinking more seriously about where I want to grow next.
Snapshot
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Location
- London, UK
- Current Focus
- Finding a new role
- Main Stack
- Golang / Python / PHP
- Outside Work
- Drawing, films, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, travelling, and video games
- Exploring
- Claude/Codex workflows and AI in general
How It Started
I got started the same way a lot of web developers did: tinkering with HTML and CSS, then gradually moving into PHP. That early mix of curiosity and experimentation gave me a solid grounding in how the web works from the ground up.
My professional career began in Kilkenny, Ireland, where I worked as a freelance developer on WordPress sites, custom plugins, themes, and e-commerce projects. It was a great introduction to both shipping real work and collaborating closely with clients to turn rough ideas into useful products.
Where It Went Next
The next chapter took me to Canada, where I joined the University of British Columbia's Library IT Services. Working there sharpened both my technical skills and my ability to communicate clearly with different kinds of stakeholders.
After that, I spent several years at Kobas, working deeply in hospitality technology. That experience broadened my understanding of product development in a fast-moving, operationally complex sector and gave me the chance to work across a wide range of systems and challenges.
More recently, I worked at Bumble, where I was part of the backend platform behind recommendations and discovery. That gave me experience working on large-scale distributed systems serving a global product, and added another layer to how I think about reliability, performance, and engineering at scale.
What I'm Exploring Now
Lately, I've been spending more time with Golang, modern developer workflows, and AI tooling, especially GPT integrations and coding assistants. I enjoy the mix of practical engineering and experimentation that comes with working in that space.
What Keeps Me Interested
I'm still most interested in building useful things, learning new tools, and staying connected to open source. My toolkit spans PHP, Python, JavaScript, and Go, and I like working wherever solid engineering, thoughtful product decisions, and good developer experience overlap.