Simon Rigden is a Technical Director at SkillSeeder. He possess expertise in .net, object oriented design, test automation, soa, software development and 13 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "When Simon joined our team it became quickly apparent that he was an exceptional software engineer with a solid grasp of software and architectural best practices and a desire for continuous improvement. These abilities, combined with a pragmatic, hard-working and collaborative approach, allowed him to deliver frequent and highly impactful contributions to the flight search product. As an engineering manager Simon contributed to rapid company growth and played a pivotal role in scaling the engineering team in terms of both recruitment and defining the engineering culture. Throughout this period Simon also remained a committed technical contributor both individually and by inspiring and supporting his teams to overcome significant challenges. His authentic and straight-forward leadership style earned him respect within the engineering teams and across the wider business. Simon is without question one of the most inspiring and capable individuals I’ve worked alongside and would recommend him without reservation. " and "Working with Simon has been refreshing as well as simple, enriching and meaningful. He is super competent but always humble, continuously curious to learn about leadership, growth and engineering and continuously willing to share his knowledge and support while enabling others to grow more. He was a great manager as well as a great tribe leader companion - supportive with his direct reports and our teams, to the point, down to earth and results driven without ever forgetting about the importance of a people-first approach that made of him a highly respected company-wide leader. I would not hesitate to work with Simon again, given the chance!"