Stephen Lloyd Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

Managing 2 teams, Core / Automation at Mixmax. Responsible for delivering the best AI sales tool on the market. Supporting our current product and growing the engineering department, both with levelling up and hiring.

London, England, United Kingdom

- Leading 2 teams of 12 Engineers in building an industry-leading Online Booking platform as the Engineering Manager, collaborating closely with the Head of Engineering for the performance tribe.- Orchestrated a comprehensive hiring process, ensuring fairness and inclusivity while assessing technical and cultural fit by involving multiple team members in candidate evaluation.- Developed and executed technical strategies to enable seamless collaboration among multiple teams for the successful release of complex features on time and within budget.- Prioritized individual growth and mentorship, dedicating significant one-on-one time with each engineer to facilitate their career development beyond their tenure at Fresha.

London, England, United Kingdom

- Led multiple squads of engineers at Shopify Collective, driving the technical vision and supporting their growth and development to create a highly successful product that generated millions in GMV within months.- Represented the engineering department to senior executives, improving alignment with product strategy and contributing to the company's overall growth.- Collaborated with world-class engineers to build a high-performing team and deliver impactful results.

London, United Kingdom

- As the Head of Engineering, I played a key role in scaling the engineering team and driving the success of the business. This included overseeing the interview and hiring process for new engineers, and aligning the engineering team's efforts with the company's overall vision.- In addition, I successfully established a growth framework for engineers to develop their skills and excel in their roles. By providing opportunities for learning and development, I helped to cultivate a culture of excellence and innovation within the team.- Thanks to these efforts, the engineering team was able to make a significant contribution to the company's success, ultimately resulting in a successful exit. I am proud of the impact that we were able to have and the role that I played in driving this success.

London, United Kingdom

- Led cross-functional teams for both Marketing and MGA departments at Simply Business.- Demonstrated expertise in Ruby on Rails and React, the primary tech stacks of the company.- Contributed to the development of a large-scale Rails site by implementing DSL's and utilizing gems to streamline collaboration across 20+ teams.- Enhanced customer targeting effectiveness by extracting customer domains for future individual targeting.

London, United Kingdom

Promoted to their first engineering manager role as the engineer department was growing. - Led a team of 14 engineers, ranging from Junior to Principal level, across three teams.- Oversaw the hiring process for engineering positions, ensuring top talent was brought onboard.- Implemented performance management strategies to drive individual and team growth.- Developed and executed technical strategies, aligning teams for successful completion of large projects.- Prioritized the well-being and satisfaction of engineers, fostering a positive work environment. These bullet points effectively communicate your role as an Engineering Manager at Carwow, highlighting your responsibilities and achievements in a concise and compelling manner.

London, United Kingdom

- Led development as a Senior Full Stack Engineer, utilizing Ruby on Rails, Javascript, and ELM.- Contributed to all aspects of the codebase, including SEO landing pages and the New Car journey.- Pioneered the car leasing vertical and established successful OEM partnership strategies.- Expertise in Kafka and Elasticsearch for optimized data processing and search capabilities.- Promoted company presence by representing at tech events and organizing engaging talk nights.

London, United Kingdom

- Led a team of software engineers in developing and implementing C# solutions for short term marketing campaigns at comparethemarket.com.- Played a pivotal role as the 2nd engineer at the new London offices of comparethemarket.com, contributing to the establishment and growth of the engineering team.- Took charge of the hiring process, successfully recruiting and nurturing talented individuals to enhance team capabilities.

London, United Kingdom

Maker Academy (now makers.tech) was an incubated startup I had been working on at Forward Internet Group. - Coached and mentored junior engineers, providing guidance and support for their professional development.- Developed an updated curriculum aligned with industry best practices to enhance the learning experience for students.- Created internal software tools and a student management site to streamline processes and improve efficiency.- Continued to mentor and provide guidance to former students even after their time at Makers Academy, building long-lasting relationships.- Transitioned from a previous role at Forward to join Makers Academy as a full-time coding instructor, successfully teaching and mentoring over 150 junior developers in Ruby and Rails.

London, United Kingdom

Skimlinks acquired InvisibleHand from Forward internet group, Their first successful exit. - Played a key role in the successful acquisition of Skimlinks by Forward.- Significantly improved performance and efficiency of scraping algorithms through proficient use of Python.- Demonstrated strong leadership skills, managing a two-person team responsible for customer scraping across millions of websites.- Known as the "Regex King" due to expertise in regular expressions (quit shortly afterwards, not connected)- Developed a passion for ping pong during my time at Skimlinks.

Forward Internet Group acquired uSwitch.com - Contributed to Forward's acquisition of uSwitch, gaining valuable experience in the process.- Successfully adapted to Ruby/Sinatra as my first experience with a loosely typed language, allowing for more flexible and efficient coding practices.- Took ownership of re-writing the batchfile system within a week and successfully hosted it on Heroku, enhancing overall system performance and stability.- Transitioned to the InvisibleHand team to lead development efforts for travel verticals, following the departure of the previous tech lead who pursued internal incubator opportunities at MakerAcademy.

London, England, United Kingdom

Transferred to uSwitch.com from it's child company UpMyStreet- Successfully migrated from UpMyStreet to uSwitch.com, showcasing proficiency in C# development- Implemented a revamped batchfile system using a combination of CSVs and XMLs for suppliers' requirements, utilising the fitNess testing framework to ensure accurate product specifications- Developed a solid understanding of mapping product needs to software during this process, fuelling my passion for effective software solution implementation

London, England, United Kingdom

- Transitioned from a PHP legacy codebase to a modern C# rewrite, utilizing web 2.0 designs.Contributed to the advancement of engineering practices, pre-dating popular technologies like GitHub and AWS.- Played a key role in implementing test-driven development methodologies during a time when it was gaining traction in the industry.