Led backend development for a large, high-traffic WordPress multisite (The Tab and babe.net) reaching millions of monthly readers: query, transient and object-cache optimisation, plus AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, Elastic Beanstalk) and CircleCI pipelines. Also built and ran a separate web application for the network’s student editors, alongside Node.js microservices and interactive campaign tools.
Skill: Scalability
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Technical Lead
Led modernisation of global HE web properties, legacy → modular React-based architecture. Coordinated multiple offshore development teams.