Andrew Gargan
Senior Software Engineer with many years of experience in designing and delivering scalable, high-performance web applications. js, headless CMS architecture and modern frontend ecosystems.
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Senior Software Engineer with many years of experience in designing and delivering scalable, high-performance web applications. Specialising in React, TypeScript, Next.js, headless CMS architecture and modern frontend ecosystems. Strong background in system design, reusable component architecture, performance optimisation, and DevOps-enabled delivery pipelines. Experienced in leading technical direction while remaining hands-on in complex implementations.
- 29 years' experience
- Joined April 2026
Industry experience
- Software & Internet
- Professional Services
- Media & Entertainment
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Work experience· 6 roles
Designed and delivered an A/B testing solution integrating Adobe Target with Contentful, enabling fast and low-risk deployment in Next.js applications. Optimized a publicly accessible Next.js app, improving Lighthouse scores by approximately 20 points. Implemented an AI-assisted development workflow to accelerate unit and end-to-end test coverage, introducing a simplified middleware chain that enabled full SSR for key content pages and improved search visibility. Collaborated closely with Product Owners, Solution Architects, Accessibility, Design, and Content teams to deliver accessible, customer-centric features that drive conversions. Owned weekly production deployments for Next.js applications and contributed to server-side rendering improvements and performance optimizations.
Designed and delivered an A/B testing solution integrating Adobe Test & Target with Contentful, enabling fast and low-risk deployment in Next.js applications. Optimized a publicly accessible Next.js app, improving Lighthouse scores by approximately 20 points. Used AI-assisted workflows to refactor Next.js server-side rendering, introducing a simplified middleware chain for improved SSR coverage on key content pages and search visibility. Led weekly production deployments for Next.js apps.
Led scalable web platforms across client products; architected React-based front-ends with TypeScript; built headless CMS solutions using GraphQL and Jamstack; implemented CI/CD pipelines and AWS-hosted environments; mentored junior developers; collaborated with Product Owners, Solution Architects, Accessibility, and Design teams to deliver accessible customer-centric features; enabled AI-assisted development workflows to accelerate unit and end-to-end test coverage using Jest and Playwright.
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