Chief Technology Officer
London , England, Gb
LiveMore is an FCA regulated mortgage lender focused on the later life lending market in the UK. As CTO I was responsible for multiple areas of the business, including engineering, product, IT and data.- Managed a team of 30 across multiple locations.- Member of the Executive Committee, i was responsible and accountable for the technology department, its strategy and budget.Key achievements:- Hired key roles internally including senior roles such as Head of Engineering and Head of Product and also strategically outsourced some areas, including engineers in Poland and IT Management and support functions in the UK.- Architected and delivered the core systems required for the business to originate loans.- Directed the implementation of core IT security such as SSO, device management, data security and cyber certifications.- Helped secure a £275m funding line with a mainstream bank, facilitating full engineering and IT due diligence.Tech Stack:Python, Django, React, AWS + data: Lambda, EC2, API Gateway, RDS, S3, Athena, Airflow Observability + analytics: Sentry, DataDog, CloudWatch, HotJar, PipeDrive, Google analytics, Redash, Looker