I am a self-taught Full Stack Developer with over seven years of experience working at a startup. I love creating something from nothing and am passionate about problem-solving for both group and personal goals. I’m goal-oriented and enjoy working collaboratively with people to deliver reliable and effective solutions. My experience spans building important public-facing software for government and social services, including projects for UK councils and the UK prison service. I am skilled in both frontend and backend technologies and take pride in writing clean, tested, and maintainable code.

Simon Mac Aree

I am a self-taught Full Stack Developer with over seven years of experience working at a startup. I love creating something from nothing and am passionate about problem-solving for both group and personal goals. I’m goal-oriented and enjoy working collaboratively with people to deliver reliable and effective solutions. My experience spans building important public-facing software for government and social services, including projects for UK councils and the UK prison service. I am skilled in both frontend and backend technologies and take pride in writing clean, tested, and maintainable code.

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I am a self-taught Full Stack Developer with over seven years of experience working at a startup. I love creating something from nothing and am passionate about problem-solving for both group and personal goals. I’m goal-oriented and enjoy working collaboratively with people to deliver reliable and effective solutions.

My experience spans building important public-facing software for government and social services, including projects for UK councils and the UK prison service. I am skilled in both frontend and backend technologies and take pride in writing clean, tested, and maintainable code.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Developer at Flexx Innovations Limited
January 1, 2019 - Present
Developed and delivered multiple project websites and applications including My Thirteen and TVLP council property management platforms and a parole monitoring application for the UK prison service. Responsibilities included creating reusable Angular components styled with SCSS, building RESTful APIs with Java and Grails, managing sensitive tenancy data with complex business logic, writing comprehensive unit tests ensuring 100% code coverage, integrating backend APIs with frontend applications and Docked services, implementing access control and auth guards, and conducting QA activities such as bug fixing, SQL scripting, responsive design validation, and Selenium-based testing.
Middle Office - Trade Processing Analyst at Pioneer Investments
June 30, 2018 - August 5, 2025
Handled middle office trade processing tasks, ensuring trade accuracy and compliance within financial operations.
Cash Team Analyst (3 month contract) at BNY Mellon IFSC
March 31, 2013 - August 5, 2025
Temporary contract role in cash team operations handling cash management and processing.
Treasury Centre Analyst at Pfizer Dublin Treasury Centre
August 31, 2013 - August 5, 2025
Supported treasury operations including cash management and financial reporting.
Finance Intern (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & General Ledger) at HSG Zander (Ireland)
September 7, 2012 - August 5, 2025
Internship involving responsibilities in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and General Ledger.
Project Role - Treasury Centre at Xerox Treasury Centre Dublin
February 28, 2012 - August 5, 2025
Project role supporting treasury centre functions.

Education

Full Stack Diploma in Software Development at Code Institute
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Postgraduate Certificate in Corporate Treasury at Dublin City University
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014

Qualifications

Full Stack Diploma in Software Development
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Postgraduate Certificate in Corporate Treasury
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Josh W Comeau React (React JS and Next JS)
January 1, 2023 - August 5, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Government, Financial Services

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