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I’m Paul Anthony McGowan, a full stack web and software engineer based in Doncaster in the Greater Sheffield area. I’ve rebuilt & maintained multiple sites across custom and full-stack stacks, collaborating with teams across the UK, Brazil, Germany, and Bulgaria to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions using Ruby on Rails, Python, and modern web technologies, and built furniture eCommerce store Denzilla.com. I’m a carbon-based lifeform evangelist who values quality, curiosity, and humility. I thrive on shipping thoughtful features, dislike deadlines that race past, and enjoy turning complex problems into elegant, pragmatic code.…I’m Paul Anthony McGowan, a full stack web and software engineer based in Doncaster in the Greater Sheffield area. I’ve rebuilt & maintained multiple sites across custom and full-stack stacks, collaborating with teams across the UK, Brazil, Germany, and Bulgaria to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions using Ruby on Rails, Python, and modern web technologies, and built furniture eCommerce store Denzilla.com. I’m a carbon-based lifeform evangelist who values quality, curiosity, and humility. I thrive on shipping thoughtful features, dislike deadlines that race past, and enjoy turning complex problems into elegant, pragmatic code.

Paul Anthony McGowan

Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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I’m Paul Anthony McGowan, a full stack web and software engineer based in Doncaster in the Greater Sheffield area. I’ve rebuilt & maintained multiple sites across custom and full-stack stacks, collaborating with teams across the UK, Brazil, Germany, and Bulgaria to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions using Ruby on Rails, Python, and modern web technologies, and built furniture eCommerce store Denzilla.com. I’m a carbon-based lifeform evangelist who values quality, curiosity, and humility. I thrive on shipping thoughtful features, dislike deadlines that race past, and enjoy turning complex problems into elegant, pragmatic code.…I’m Paul Anthony McGowan, a full stack web and software engineer based in Doncaster in the Greater Sheffield area. I’ve rebuilt & maintained multiple sites across custom and full-stack stacks, collaborating with teams across the UK, Brazil, Germany, and Bulgaria to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions using Ruby on Rails, Python, and modern web technologies, and built furniture eCommerce store Denzilla.com. I’m a carbon-based lifeform evangelist who values quality, curiosity, and humility. I thrive on shipping thoughtful features, dislike deadlines that race past, and enjoy turning complex problems into elegant, pragmatic code.

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I’m Paul Anthony McGowan, a full stack web and software engineer based in Doncaster in the Greater Sheffield area. I’ve rebuilt & maintained multiple sites across custom and full-stack stacks, collaborating with teams across the UK, Brazil, Germany, and Bulgaria to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions using Ruby on Rails, Python, and modern web technologies, and built furniture eCommerce store Denzilla.com.

I’m a carbon-based lifeform evangelist who values quality, curiosity, and humility. I thrive on shipping thoughtful features, dislike deadlines that race past, and enjoy turning complex problems into elegant, pragmatic code.

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Work Experience

Web Development Specialist at Applifting

June 1, 2019 - Present

Rebuilt six sites across custom and full-stack frameworks, delivering scalable web applications and improved maintainability.

Full Stack Ruby On Rails Developer at Elando Solutions UK

February 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024

Part of UK, Brazil and Bulgarian teams, delivering banking gateway integrations for Latam and other regions; worked with Ruby/Rails 5/6, API integrations, PostgreSQL, RSpec, CI pipelines within Scrum.

Ruby on Rails Developer at Kingsbridge

March 1, 2021 - February 1, 2023

Collaborated with diverse UK and Ukraine teams to develop Insurance US Dinghy and NSM/SportsConnect portals.

Co-Founder at Denzilla

January 1, 2020 - April 1, 2022

Co-founded Denzilla; led web development initiatives and product direction for client projects.

Backend Web Developer at Rara Supply

June 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021

Contract - Backend development and rebuilding a larger site to scale with business needs.

Founder at Vorteasy

April 1, 2018 - May 1, 2020

Internet publishing venture; led product development and web initiatives.