I am a highly ambitious developer with a keen interest in software development and finding pragmatic solutions to problems. I have always had an interest in technology, and I actively take time where possible to keep up-to-date with the latest industry developments and new advancements. Currently living in Sydney on a Working Holiday Visa (417), I am very keen to stay long term and willing to sponsor myself. In my previous position, I worked closely with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team following a standard Agile development process to ensure rapid delivery of user-focused product iterations for both user-facing web services and an internal case management system. I continuously develop RESTful web services using PHP and Go, utilize GIT version control with containerized CI/CD pipelines to achieve a quick, safe, and reliable software delivery process, and adopt TDD or BDD approaches to validate and maintain high-quality code.

Gemma Kay Taylor

I am a highly ambitious developer with a keen interest in software development and finding pragmatic solutions to problems. I have always had an interest in technology, and I actively take time where possible to keep up-to-date with the latest industry developments and new advancements. Currently living in Sydney on a Working Holiday Visa (417), I am very keen to stay long term and willing to sponsor myself. In my previous position, I worked closely with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team following a standard Agile development process to ensure rapid delivery of user-focused product iterations for both user-facing web services and an internal case management system. I continuously develop RESTful web services using PHP and Go, utilize GIT version control with containerized CI/CD pipelines to achieve a quick, safe, and reliable software delivery process, and adopt TDD or BDD approaches to validate and maintain high-quality code.

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I am a highly ambitious developer with a keen interest in software development and finding pragmatic solutions to problems. I have always had an interest in technology, and I actively take time where possible to keep up-to-date with the latest industry developments and new advancements. Currently living in Sydney on a Working Holiday Visa (417), I am very keen to stay long term and willing to sponsor myself.

In my previous position, I worked closely with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team following a standard Agile development process to ensure rapid delivery of user-focused product iterations for both user-facing web services and an internal case management system. I continuously develop RESTful web services using PHP and Go, utilize GIT version control with containerized CI/CD pipelines to achieve a quick, safe, and reliable software delivery process, and adopt TDD or BDD approaches to validate and maintain high-quality code.

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Language

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Work Experience

Mid-level Developer at Ministry of Justice
February 29, 2024 - August 24, 2025
Continuing and expanding responsibilities from junior role with deeper technical contributions. Enhanced RESTful web services and microservices architecture. Continued frontend development with Angular, React, and Vue.js frameworks. Advanced integration with AWS cloud services, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration. Led junior developers' support group for knowledge sharing and mentoring. Maintained and improved CI/CD pipelines for rapid, safe software delivery. Led system migrations and integration efforts for large-scale distributed applications, optimizing performance and data flow. Delivered code following SOLID principles and software architecture best practices. Actively involved in Agile product iterations for user-centered outcomes. Handled critical incident response, on-call duties, and monitoring. Drove technical direction and best practice improvements. Migrated and containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Docker Swarm. Maintained strong team co
Junior Developer at Ministry of Justice
February 28, 2021 - August 24, 2025
Built and developed user-centered, RESTful, and scalable distributed systems to serve citizen and government needs. Worked collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary agile team to deliver short, user-focused product iterations. Designed and built RESTful web services using microservice architecture. Developed frontend applications with Angular, React, and Vue.js with focus on component-based architecture and state management. Wrote automated unit, integration, end-to-end, contract, and accessibility tests to ensure maximum test coverage supporting CI/CD pipelines. Utilized Docker for containerization to streamline development workflows and maintain consistent environments across development, testing, and production stages. Managed code development using GIT (GitHub), conducted code reviews to ensure validation and best practice. Gained experience with DevOps practices, including building CI/CD workflows via GitHub Actions. Implemented application observability using AWS CloudWatch. Provid

Education

BSc Computer Science at Birmingham City University
September 1, 2016 - August 24, 2025
Computer Science at Hagley Roman Catholic High Sixth Form
September 1, 2014 - June 30, 2016

Qualifications

AWS Certified Developer
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2025

Industry Experience

Government, Software & Internet