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Career
Capital One
iOS Software Engineer - Principal Associate | Jan 2020 - Present
- Successfully shipped to a considerably larger user base, on a project with a code base an order of magnitude larger than in the previous role - all in a highly-regulated environment
- Made substantial contributions to web backend work, from service code in Spring Boot or provisioning cloud-based network infrastructure to debugging complex outages in an AWS multi-account environment
- Revamped all Agile ceremonies within the team, from stand-ups to PI planning. Made numerous delivery and process improvements
- Mentored 2 junior iOS engineers; held 1:1 sessions with product owners explaining our tech stack and capabilities
- Lead a series of AWS study sessions which resulted in 4 other engineers obtaining AWS Associate certifications. Gave a talk in a UK-wide internal conference about the sessions, highlighting how the model could be replicated more widely
- Conceived and organised a recurring Lightning Talks event which encourages practicing public speaking and has hosted over 10 talks in the first half of 2021
- Lead the iOS Community of Practice, driving direct engagement with our customers and maintaining exemplary crash-free rates
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Experian
iOS Engineer | Oct 2018 - Dec 2019
- Delivered strategic features and bug fixes to a user base that grew significantly in the last year, reaching hundreds of thousands of monthly active users
- Enabled revenue growth that outpaced user growth by optimising lead-generating app journeys
- Focused on industry-leading UX and stability, driving up the app store reviews from 4.3 stars to 4.8 and the crash-free rate to 99.9x%