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I am a Software Engineer with 20 years of commercial experience, and I believe in delivering meaningful outcomes while maintaining the health and professionalism of the teams that shape them. I prioritise quality, adaptability, incremental design and discovery, and the open communication and institutional learning necessary for a business to benefit from these practices. I value autonomy, mastery, and purpose in team members as a foundation for alignment with shared objectives.\n\nAs a Team Lead I work to clear the path for people to meet project goals, nurturing personal autonomy and professional growth to foster loyalty to the business and the team. As a Mentor I encourage collaboration, celebrate achievements, acknowledge limits, and share knowledge to uplift colleagues and build stronger teams.…I am a Software Engineer with 20 years of commercial experience, and I believe in delivering meaningful outcomes while maintaining the health and professionalism of the teams that shape them. I prioritise quality, adaptability, incremental design and discovery, and the open communication and institutional learning necessary for a business to benefit from these practices. I value autonomy, mastery, and purpose in team members as a foundation for alignment with shared objectives.\n\nAs a Team Lead I work to clear the path for people to meet project goals, nurturing personal autonomy and professional growth to foster loyalty to the business and the team. As a Mentor I encourage collaboration, celebrate achievements, acknowledge limits, and share knowledge to uplift colleagues and build stronger teams.

Giles Burdett

Full Stack Developer, Front-End Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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I am a Software Engineer with 20 years of commercial experience, and I believe in delivering meaningful outcomes while maintaining the health and professionalism of the teams that shape them. I prioritise quality, adaptability, incremental design and discovery, and the open communication and institutional learning necessary for a business to benefit from these practices. I value autonomy, mastery, and purpose in team members as a foundation for alignment with shared objectives.\n\nAs a Team Lead I work to clear the path for people to meet project goals, nurturing personal autonomy and professional growth to foster loyalty to the business and the team. As a Mentor I encourage collaboration, celebrate achievements, acknowledge limits, and share knowledge to uplift colleagues and build stronger teams.…I am a Software Engineer with 20 years of commercial experience, and I believe in delivering meaningful outcomes while maintaining the health and professionalism of the teams that shape them. I prioritise quality, adaptability, incremental design and discovery, and the open communication and institutional learning necessary for a business to benefit from these practices. I value autonomy, mastery, and purpose in team members as a foundation for alignment with shared objectives.\n\nAs a Team Lead I work to clear the path for people to meet project goals, nurturing personal autonomy and professional growth to foster loyalty to the business and the team. As a Mentor I encourage collaboration, celebrate achievements, acknowledge limits, and share knowledge to uplift colleagues and build stronger teams.

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I am a Software Engineer with 20 years of commercial experience, and I believe in delivering meaningful outcomes while maintaining the health and professionalism of the teams that shape them. I prioritise quality, adaptability, incremental design and discovery, and the open communication and institutional learning necessary for a business to benefit from these practices. I value autonomy, mastery, and purpose in team members as a foundation for alignment with shared objectives.\n\nAs a Team Lead I work to clear the path for people to meet project goals, nurturing personal autonomy and professional growth to foster loyalty to the business and the team. As a Mentor I encourage collaboration, celebrate achievements, acknowledge limits, and share knowledge to uplift colleagues and build stronger teams.

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Work Experience

Lead Full Stack Engineer (Fintech) at Liberty Global

May 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Led as a senior developer on fintech initiatives, reducing costs through serverless architecture and deploying the loan application system to Google Cloud Platform. Expanded the Leeds team with two engineers and fostered a culture of discovery and mutual support while engaging with financial and compliance stakeholders to clarify system scope.

Full Stack Developer at Bold Science

September 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024

Designed and implemented a highly scalable PowerPoint processing pipeline, migrating from a costly SaaS to an in-house solution. Managed the relationship with Syncfusion to align product capabilities with business needs. Emphasised repeatability and automation, enabling multi-tenancy with secure client data boundaries and integrated AWS OpenSearch to replace an in-house search subsystem.

Front End Developer, Digital Publishing at Office for National Statistics

September 1, 2022 - September 1, 2022

Re-implemented the Release Calendar as a microservice and the heart of statistical articles’ custom tags. Documented practices to onboard new developers, bridged specialties, and presented the benefits of the changes to the digital publishing department, while promoting team support and steady pace.

Full Stack Developer at BBC Archive

December 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021

Integrated broadcast ingestion pipeline with modern source systems, delivering significant energy cost savings. Enriched metadata to enhance search, and streamlined the access application process to reduce administrative overhead.

Full Stack Developer; AWS Cloud Consultancy at D55

August 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021

Integrated two disparate billing systems through a custom event aggregation algorithm over an event-sourced architecture. Delivered a proof-of-concept data management console to demonstrate feasibility and value.

Full Stack Developer at Arcadia Group (Topshop, Topman, Burton etc)

April 1, 2020 - April 1, 2020

Refactored and stabilised the e-commerce platform to withstand peak traffic, improved the Klarna payment integration, and reduced customer friction during checkout. Documented practices to aid knowledge transfer and achieved PSD2/SCA compliance by integrating with WorldPay and Cardinal Commerce.

Full Stack Developer at Zodiac Maritime / 90 Percent of Everything

September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2018

Built UI components and a GDPR-compliant crew management system from a component library. Developed a structured data store for document control and a data ingestion tool, mentoring graduates to share discoveries and align maritime knowledge with technical practices.

Full Stack Developer at Cogniworks / Internal Project

December 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017

Derived a SaaS multi-tenant application from a single-tenant product, refactored a monolith into microservices, implemented RBAC, and monetised the service through Stripe integration and stock level modelling.

Front End Developer at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence

July 1, 2016 - July 1, 2016

Front End development; advised on technology adoption as the proof-of-concept evolved into a robust prototype, and educated team members. Fostered collaboration with QA to improve quality and alignment with project goals.

Full Stack Developer at Samsung Research UK

October 1, 2014 - October 1, 2014

Led UI/UX design for the DALi GUI Builder and managed an Eastern European team remotely. Produced product specifications, evaluated Emscripten for bridging C++/OpenGL ES to WASM/WebGL, and standardised portable scene graph descriptions with JSON schemas.

Front End Developer; Mobile App at Open University / Pentahedra

September 1, 2013 - September 1, 2013

Directed the design and development of an ePub/eBook reader for Open University's large student base, establishing responsive, scalable UI patterns and validating across Chrome, Firefox, Android, and iOS for widespread adoption.

Front End Developer; Firefox Browser Extension at Scrawl Incorporated

December 1, 2012 - December 1, 2012

Rescued and delivered a Firefox browser extension project, prototyped an annotation system, implemented runtime error reporting and data validation, and built a drag-and-drop windowing system for single page applications.

Senior Engineer at EchoStar Europe / Eldon Technology Limited

January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009

Promoted to Senior Engineer; developed low-level test suites for set-top boxes; led first-run production line bring-up; integrated CA systems; developed wear-levelling Flash drivers and reworked the UI rendering library to improve quality and performance; earned CES Best in Category for the High Definition rendering library.