Lee Squires

Leading technical delivery across two major workstreams for a large enterprise client: a high-volume Events Management platform built on a microservices architecture, and a full website re-platform using a composable headless CMS stack. Managed a team of 6 offshore/onshore developers, running code reviews and establishing engineering standards. Designed an event-driven microservices platform for high-volume event bookings with horizontal scaling for peak loads (~3x average traffic). Introduced AI-assisted engineering workflows to scaffold and accelerate work while maintaining quality standards. Built a Sanity CMS/Next.js composable architecture modeling 100+ content schema types and delivering 3,000+ structured content pages for the UK’s largest exam board serving millions of users. Delivered a shared component library and frontend architecture patterns across multiple interconnected applications (web, mobile, and a third-party events platform). Shipped a cross-platform React Nativ

Architected and delivered a full-stack compliance platform from scratch within 12 months to meet Building Safety Act 2022 requirements, securely managing critical building safety documentation between managing agents, leaseholders, freeholders, and regulators. Delivered a platform serving 500+ buildings and 10,000+ leaseholders on time within the 12-month timeline. Implemented secure document management using AWS S3 and CloudFront handling 50,000+ documents at 99.99% availability. Built a role-based permissions system supporting complex multi-stakeholder access patterns and compliance requirements. Created automated compliance reporting features reducing manual reporting effort by 80%. Accelerated initial delivery using rapid prototyping with reusable architecture patterns and automation-first development practices. Built an end-to-end test suite achieving 85% code coverage across frontend and backend services using Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress.

Delivered two high-impact internal applications transforming business operations, leading both technical design and stakeholder delivery. Built an AI-powered invoice processing platform using Azure Document Intelligence and Next.js, reducing processing time from 48 hours to under 30 seconds and increasing working capital by 75%. Launched a Product Information Management (PIM) system using Next.js integrated with Dynamics 365 / Power Apps, centralising product data management for 200,000+ SKUs.