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I’m George Richards, a software engineer and technical leader with 12+ years of experience building production-ready web and mobile products for a wide range of companies. I’ve worked across front-end and back-end engineering, ship-ready UI/UX implementations, and scalable architectures - often moving quickly from ideas to reliable releases on short timelines. Since 2020, I’ve focused heavily on contract work that includes AI integration, building tool suites for teams, and delivering end-to-end products using React/Next.js and modern cloud stacks. I’ve also served as Technical Lead and Fractional CTO, partnering with executive stakeholders on strategy, security, performance, and developer workflows - while staying hands-on with architecture, integrations, CI/CD, and quality.…I’m George Richards, a software engineer and technical leader with 12+ years of experience building production-ready web and mobile products for a wide range of companies. I’ve worked across front-end and back-end engineering, ship-ready UI/UX implementations, and scalable architectures - often moving quickly from ideas to reliable releases on short timelines. Since 2020, I’ve focused heavily on contract work that includes AI integration, building tool suites for teams, and delivering end-to-end products using React/Next.js and modern cloud stacks. I’ve also served as Technical Lead and Fractional CTO, partnering with executive stakeholders on strategy, security, performance, and developer workflows - while staying hands-on with architecture, integrations, CI/CD, and quality.

George Richards

Fractional CTO, Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, +2

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I’m George Richards, a software engineer and technical leader with 12+ years of experience building production-ready web and mobile products for a wide range of companies. I’ve worked across front-end and back-end engineering, ship-ready UI/UX implementations, and scalable architectures - often moving quickly from ideas to reliable releases on short timelines. Since 2020, I’ve focused heavily on contract work that includes AI integration, building tool suites for teams, and delivering end-to-end products using React/Next.js and modern cloud stacks. I’ve also served as Technical Lead and Fractional CTO, partnering with executive stakeholders on strategy, security, performance, and developer workflows - while staying hands-on with architecture, integrations, CI/CD, and quality.…I’m George Richards, a software engineer and technical leader with 12+ years of experience building production-ready web and mobile products for a wide range of companies. I’ve worked across front-end and back-end engineering, ship-ready UI/UX implementations, and scalable architectures - often moving quickly from ideas to reliable releases on short timelines. Since 2020, I’ve focused heavily on contract work that includes AI integration, building tool suites for teams, and delivering end-to-end products using React/Next.js and modern cloud stacks. I’ve also served as Technical Lead and Fractional CTO, partnering with executive stakeholders on strategy, security, performance, and developer workflows - while staying hands-on with architecture, integrations, CI/CD, and quality.

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I’m George Richards, a software engineer and technical leader with 12+ years of experience building production-ready web and mobile products for a wide range of companies. I’ve worked across front-end and back-end engineering, ship-ready UI/UX implementations, and scalable architectures - often moving quickly from ideas to reliable releases on short timelines.

Since 2020, I’ve focused heavily on contract work that includes AI integration, building tool suites for teams, and delivering end-to-end products using React/Next.js and modern cloud stacks. I’ve also served as Technical Lead and Fractional CTO, partnering with executive stakeholders on strategy, security, performance, and developer workflows - while staying hands-on with architecture, integrations, CI/CD, and quality.

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Technical Lead at Deaku

December 1, 2025 - Present

Owned strategy and technical execution across AI integration and a modern React/Expo/Next.js stack. Built and improved production-ready product features and developer workflows, including a suite of tools for content creators (documents, real-time messaging, and collaboration) and integrations with AI agent fleets. Also supported mobile development from scratch using Expo and focused on performance optimization across web and mobile.

Fractional CTO at Deaku

September 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025

Provided fractional leadership covering AI integration, React/Expo/Next.js implementations, and platform engineering. Supported product direction and execution by building production-grade capabilities and aligning engineering delivery with security and operational needs.

Product Engineer at Powster

July 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025

Delivered a fast, scheduled rebuild of a website for Netflix, working with tight feedback loops and sprint-based catch-ups. Took sole front-end ownership for the project, building pages and components using Powster’s bespoke CMS while collaborating with the in-house design team to ship quickly.

Team Lead / Product Engineer at Econify

December 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025

Led a multi-disciplinary team within a two-week sprint cadence for an AMC white-labeled streaming platform. Managed engineering planning, prioritization, and solution design, guided product decisions, and supported release management and delivery.

Product Engineer at Userled

October 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024

Rebuilt an SDK and inbound system from scratch, focusing on high-fidelity design and structured data models. Delivered a full-stack implementation spanning APIs through to front-end UI, supporting reliable functionality end-to-end.

Fractional CTO at Rapid Training

July 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024

Partnered with C-suite stakeholders to revamp a lead generation and booking system, building a full stack application from database creation and integrations through APIs, front-end UI, and analytics. Automated workflows to reduce internal manual effort.

Technical Lead at Brightsites

May 1, 2022 - August 1, 2024

Led in-house CMS and news site development for multiple publishers, coordinating and mentoring across several development streams. Worked across Node.js, React (TypeScript), Next.js, and Express, and implemented modern tooling for styling, bundling, and state management. Also supported architecture improvements in collaboration with the CTO.

Fractional CTO at Untangle

January 1, 2022 - May 1, 2022

Oversaw architecture and UI design while leading AWS partner migration and performance/SEO audits. Delivered deep analytics and guided a transition to a new community platform, including the execution of modernization efforts.

Web Developer at Canvas8

November 8, 2021 - January 1, 2022

Improved UI and general functionality of the onboarding flow, collaborating with engineering and CMS workflows. Worked with Next.js, Sanity CMS (GROQ), and CSS modules to deliver customer journey enhancements and a higher-quality onboarding experience.

Technical Lead at Live More Capital

December 1, 2020 - November 8, 2021

Led a fast-growing mortgage startup; rebuilt a legacy marketing site across multiple sprints using a modern stack. Established foundations for scalable, marketing-driven platform capabilities and supported in-house development team formation.

Web Developer at ustwo

September 1, 2020 - November 1, 2020

Built Joe Wicks’ The Body Coach site in a greenfield project over five weeks, delivering at pace alongside a small front-end team. Contributed to a high-quality launch in a fast-moving environment.

Technical Lead at Holiday Fox

April 1, 2020 - July 1, 2020

Led a partner-facing portal for a holiday search startup and delivered against tight product deadlines. Focused on GraphQL integration and evolving app architecture while coordinating with a global remote team.

Web Developer at Babylon Health

January 1, 2020 - April 1, 2020

Collaborated closely with a multidisciplinary team across multiple feature areas. Componentized Babylon’s clinical portal to support SaaS rollout and migrated legacy components into modular packages. Designed flexible configuration structures to support future growth and ease of maintenance.

Web Developer at Bloom & Wild

July 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020

Worked in a small cross-functional squad focused on customer growth and retention. Revamped the end-to-end purchasing journey (homepage, product page, and booking flow), collaborated with analytics to identify UX pain points, and published an article on improving CSS structure and naming conventions.

Web Developer at Wowcher

April 1, 2017 - July 1, 2018

Contributed to a revamped user profile and worked closely with product to deliver improved user experiences. Collaborated across a large cross-functional team and helped maintain an open, transparent, and communicative engineering culture.

Web Developer at Mr Zen

December 1, 2013 - April 1, 2017

Joined as a trainee front-end developer and progressed to lead front-end developer within three months. Delivered new projects, maintained live sites, and gained early experience across the full development lifecycle in a small team environment.