Contract software engineer. Full-stack capable, specializing in Scala.

Provided Scala development services in the form of integrating Unshackled's core platform with several third party clients.

Working as a full-stack software engineer for Cake Solutions. Primary technology stack in use included Scala, Java, Akka, Play, Postgres, MongoDB, Cassandra, JavaScript and AngularJS. Worked both on and off-site for various clients and liased directly with clients to build and advise on the desired solution.

Developed the Unshackled website and scalable platform using Scala and Akka on the back end with AngularJS on the client. Data persistence was achieved using Akka Persistent Journals connected to a distributed Cassandra database. Integrated with other services to form the platform including CRM, a reporting SQL database, and PIM.

Worked in a small team tasked with taking an existing Cobol based module that calculated train ticket pricing and developing a proof of concept replacement using Scala. This was to illustrate possible timeframes, performance improvements, and more maintainable code that could be achieved for a proposed greater re-implementation for the larger system.

Internal Cake Solutions project to create an application that can run during an event and stream multimedia content to a display based on tagging information. Added storage of and display of various metrics such as tag counts and media types using akka persistent actors on the backend and Play template html files for the client side.

Worked with proof of concept application to prove the technology to be used for a new product. Aim of the project was to test the viability of an ElasticSearch cluster to provide a highly available and responsive data cache. A Scala streaming application was developed to deliver a high throughput of data to ElasticSearch whilst simultaneously querying the same cluster via Gatling scripts. Various configurations were tested. Hardware and software bottlenecks were identified which I then… Show more Worked with proof of concept application to prove the technology to be used for a new product. Aim of the project was to test the viability of an ElasticSearch cluster to provide a highly available and responsive data cache. A Scala streaming application was developed to deliver a high throughput of data to ElasticSearch whilst simultaneously querying the same cluster via Gatling scripts. Various configurations were tested. Hardware and software bottlenecks were identified which I then delivered as a report to the business stakeholders. Show less

Various projects including developing improvements and updates to a legacy system with a focus on the front end (AngularJS) and the middle tier (NodeJS). Later on working primarily on a new project to deliver an application that performed upload, management, and analysis on video files within a content network. The work for this project was full stack and utilised an AngularJS frontend with a NodeJS middle tier and a Scala backend with MongoDB used for persistence.

Worked as software development team lead, responsible for the design and implementation of internal software tools and technologies. Duties included:- Architectural design of new software systems- Discussion of software systems and project goals/targets with the technical director- Development and maintenance of business critical software systems- Training and support for new members of the software development team

Advised, guided and assisted managers and directors of the company on matters of IT.