Hands-on Tech Lead for startups and product teams

I help companies ship faster, improve engineering delivery, and scale products sensibly across web, mobile and cloud platforms.

With experience across startups, scale-ups and established product businesses, I work best where there is a clear goal but not yet a fully defined path. Shaping architecture, building products, improving delivery, and helping teams become more effective.

How I Help

Build Products That Ship

From new ideas to evolving platforms, I help turn product goals into reliable software that reaches users quickly.

Improve Engineering Delivery

I help teams restore momentum, improve release confidence, and reduce friction that slows delivery.

Lead Technically

Hands-on technical leadership across architecture, product decisions, mentoring, hiring and team growth.

Scale Sensibly

Pragmatic systems and team structures that support growth without unnecessary complexity.

Selected Experience

Mizaic – Healthcare Platform

Led engineering delivery and technical direction for a platform used across 19+ NHS trusts, helping complete a major rewrite and restore sustainable product delivery.

Rooms4Groups – Founder-Led Product Build

Worked directly with the founder and operational team to redesign a complex bookings workflow into a more efficient web platform aligned to budget and business needs.

Automation Squared – Product Delivery Across Multiple Clients

Delivered web and mobile products across HR, healthtech, fitness and marketplace domains, combining hands-on development with product collaboration.

Technologies

React • Node.js • TypeScript • .NET • React Native • Azure • AWS • GraphQL • Elasticsearch

What I’m Looking For

I’m particularly interested in opportunities where I can combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership in startup, scaling or product-focused environments.

Typical roles include:

  • Tech Lead
  • Founding Engineer
  • Lead Full Stack Engineer
  • Senior Engineer with ownership
  • Early-stage technical leadership roles

Let’s Talk

If you’re hiring someone who can build product, improve engineering delivery and help teams scale effectively, I’d be happy to chat.