I’m a dedicated and hardworking software engineer with 20 years in the software industry. I enjoy writing easy-to-read code, building innovative business solutions, and delivering simple, positive experiences to end users. I’m results-driven, enjoy mentoring teammates, and thrive on tackling complex problems with pragmatic, scalable software solutions. Over the years I’ve led architectural improvements, modernization initiatives, and internal tooling. Highlights include steering a major modernization initiative for five Malta International Airport applications, migrating legacy SharePoint libraries to PNPCore ahead of a 2026 depreciation deadline, and designing an internal Management Portal to administer tenants, subscriptions, features, access, reporting, and audits. I value maintainability, performance, and long-term scalability, and I enjoy guiding teams through development, QA, and release cycles to deliver solid solutions.

Christian Busutil

I’m a dedicated and hardworking software engineer with 20 years in the software industry. I enjoy writing easy-to-read code, building innovative business solutions, and delivering simple, positive experiences to end users. I’m results-driven, enjoy mentoring teammates, and thrive on tackling complex problems with pragmatic, scalable software solutions. Over the years I’ve led architectural improvements, modernization initiatives, and internal tooling. Highlights include steering a major modernization initiative for five Malta International Airport applications, migrating legacy SharePoint libraries to PNPCore ahead of a 2026 depreciation deadline, and designing an internal Management Portal to administer tenants, subscriptions, features, access, reporting, and audits. I value maintainability, performance, and long-term scalability, and I enjoy guiding teams through development, QA, and release cycles to deliver solid solutions.

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I’m a dedicated and hardworking software engineer with 20 years in the software industry. I enjoy writing easy-to-read code, building innovative business solutions, and delivering simple, positive experiences to end users. I’m results-driven, enjoy mentoring teammates, and thrive on tackling complex problems with pragmatic, scalable software solutions.

Over the years I’ve led architectural improvements, modernization initiatives, and internal tooling. Highlights include steering a major modernization initiative for five Malta International Airport applications, migrating legacy SharePoint libraries to PNPCore ahead of a 2026 depreciation deadline, and designing an internal Management Portal to administer tenants, subscriptions, features, access, reporting, and audits. I value maintainability, performance, and long-term scalability, and I enjoy guiding teams through development, QA, and release cycles to deliver solid solutions.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

Maltese
Fluent
English
Advanced
Italian
Advanced

Work Experience

Full-Stack Software Engineer at Self-Employed
August 1, 2022 - Present
Self-employed full-stack role delivering end-to-end software solutions; responsibilities included architecture improvements, feature development, and system stability; led migration of five Malta International Airport applications from legacy SharePoint libraries to PNPCore before the 2026 depreciation deadline; designed and developed an internal Management Portal to manage tenants, subscriptions, features, access, reporting, audits, and other operational controls; enabled smooth internal workflows and improved governance.
Senior Software Developer / Team Lead at Spectre IT Solutions
October 1, 2012 - February 1, 2016
Led a team of six developers to maintain and enhance core platforms; worked across full stack using C#, VB.NET, T-SQL, JavaScript, and jQuery; delivered new product with modern architectural patterns to improve maintainability, performance, and scalability.
Senior Software Developer / Team Lead at Spectre IT Solutions
February 1, 2016 - June 1, 2018
Led development across full stack using C#, VB.NET, T-SQL, JavaScript, and jQuery; mentored developers; implemented defect resolution and feature development; contributed to modernization and architecture improvements.
Lead Engineer - HR Solutions at Exigy
September 1, 2018 - July 1, 2022
Led redevelopment of a large-scale HR solution requiring modern, scalable architecture; delivered a proof of concept and defined the full technology stack; built core system with .NET (C#), T-SQL, JavaScript, Vue.js, HTML, CSS; implemented new backend/frontend architecture and launched on Microsoft Azure; achieved maintainability, scalability, and governance improvements.
Software Tester at GFI Software Ltd
September 1, 2006 - April 1, 2009
Responsible for finding bugs in products, reporting them to developers, and following issues through QA cycles; performed test planning and test case creation; managed test environments and servers.
Software Tester - QA Department at GFI Software Ltd
April 1, 2009 - November 1, 2011
Duties as a Software Tester in QA Department; contributed to testing across multiple projects; documented and tracked issues until resolution.

Education

Microsoft Certified Software Developer at Malta
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Matsec O-Level - Mathematics at MATSEC
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005
Matsec O-Level - English Language at MATSEC
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005
Matsec O-Level - Maltese at MATSEC
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005

Qualifications

Microsoft Certified Software Developer
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Government