I'm Adrian Halliday, a Technical Lead and Senior Full Stack Developer with over a decade of delivering end-to-end web solutions for Melbourne agencies. I lead development and digital transformation, mentor developers at all levels, and collaborate closely with UX and design teams to ship high-quality products. My background spans headless CMSs such as Story Block, Prismic and Sanity, and modern frontend tooling (React/Next, Vue/Nuxt, Vercel, AWS, etc.). I champion pragmatic, diagnostic approaches and continuously push for in-house process improvements, new tech stacks and robust QA. I enjoy mentoring, shaping team culture, and driving ROI-focused outcomes across projects.

Adrian Halliday

I'm Adrian Halliday, a Technical Lead and Senior Full Stack Developer with over a decade of delivering end-to-end web solutions for Melbourne agencies. I lead development and digital transformation, mentor developers at all levels, and collaborate closely with UX and design teams to ship high-quality products. My background spans headless CMSs such as Story Block, Prismic and Sanity, and modern frontend tooling (React/Next, Vue/Nuxt, Vercel, AWS, etc.). I champion pragmatic, diagnostic approaches and continuously push for in-house process improvements, new tech stacks and robust QA. I enjoy mentoring, shaping team culture, and driving ROI-focused outcomes across projects.

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I’m Adrian Halliday, a Technical Lead and Senior Full Stack Developer with over a decade of delivering end-to-end web solutions for Melbourne agencies. I lead development and digital transformation, mentor developers at all levels, and collaborate closely with UX and design teams to ship high-quality products.

My background spans headless CMSs such as Story Block, Prismic and Sanity, and modern frontend tooling (React/Next, Vue/Nuxt, Vercel, AWS, etc.). I champion pragmatic, diagnostic approaches and continuously push for in-house process improvements, new tech stacks and robust QA. I enjoy mentoring, shaping team culture, and driving ROI-focused outcomes across projects.

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Work Experience

Technical Director at JTB Studios
January 13, 2026 - Present
Tech Lead (Contractor) at Mustard Creative Solutions
January 1, 2026 - Present
Senior Developer / Tech Lead at Cassette
May 1, 2020 - August 1, 2022
Tech Lead at JTB (Melbourne)
December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025
Boutique creative-focused web development agency. Responsible for leading development efforts, introducing modern development tools and processes, and driving digital transformation across Melbourne agencies. Mentored developers at all levels while delivering exceptional full-stack solutions. Led discovery, technical design, vendor selection, client UX collaboration, and ongoing QA. Implemented agile practices, CI/CD, hosting, and deployment, with a focus on uplift of technology stack and moving toward an in-house end-to-end model.
Senior Developer at Cassette
September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2022
Senior Developer at a mid-sized independent agency. Recreated Cassette's development workflow from the ground up, reducing offshore resource reliance. Within six months, delivered full-stack solutions with a bespoke starter theme, enabling flexible builds and extensible delivery, including CI/CD and modern hosting practices. Led migration to headless CMS and new stacks, shaping architecture and UX collaboration with clients and internal teams.
Lead Developer at Town Square
July 1, 2016 - September 30, 2020
Joined Town Square as a Digital Designer and Developer in the newly formed in-house digital department, eventually becoming a full-stack developer. Led website builds, lead capture pages, HTML5 banners, EDMs, and in-house workflows. Collaborated closely with design, marketing, and UX teams to refine product concepts and deliver a new greenfield B2B platform across multiple client sites.
Designer at Jawbone
April 1, 2012 - April 1, 2016
Designer at Jawbone (San Francisco). Drove product design and development for Jawbone, establishing a design-led workflow and cross-functional collaboration. Oversaw the Jawbone design system, prototypes and in-house workflows, contributing to the broader product ecosystem and working with remote teams on related initiatives.
Product Development Manager at LoopIn
April 1, 2012 - April 1, 2016
Product Development Manager for LoopIn (Bangkok), a founder’s start-up project. Led localization, design contributions and in-house development setup, helping to curate lifestyle-focused products and share them with a network of collaborators. Built an initial in-house team and processes, reporting to Jawbone leadership and coordinating with Bangkok-based collaborators.

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Agriculture & Mining, Education, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction, Retail, Software & Internet, Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Travel & Hospitality