I am currently working in the financial services sector as a senior software developer within a small firm specialising in managing data by promoting DataOps methodologies. The role involves working on the Kinaesis Acutect™ platform in a start-up environment practicing SAFE Agile product development. Activities include developing and integrating backend microservices and technologies (including Flask, Go, Kafka, Redis, Airflow, Spark), leveraging a combination of Microsoft Azure cloud services for DevOps CI/CD, as well as Docker container management and tech stack deployment.My duties have also included interviewing and mentoring junior developers within the team, consulting with external clients, designing software architecture as well as researching and productionising ML algorithms utilising NLP, time-series analysis and graph networking.