Senior full-stack engineer and UI/UX architect with 20+ years shipping end-to-end products. Building with Nuxt 4 + TypeScript, headless commerce, POS hospitality systems, payments (Stripe/Razorpay/BTC Pay), LLM pipelines, and native Android apps—designing for performance, accessibility, and design-system consistency. Product-first, design-educated developer who delivers from Figma-to-code to production using AWS/Cloudflare/Kubernetes. Experienced in AI-assisted development workflows, embeddings/retrieval with guardrails, and building robust testing/CI practices for fast, reliable releases.…

Nathan Wardle

Senior full-stack engineer and UI/UX architect with 20+ years shipping end-to-end products. Building with Nuxt 4 + TypeScript, headless commerce, POS hospitality systems, payments (Stripe/Razorpay/BTC Pay), LLM pipelines, and native Android apps—designing for performance, accessibility, and design-system consistency. Product-first, design-educated developer who delivers from Figma-to-code to production using AWS/Cloudflare/Kubernetes. Experienced in AI-assisted development workflows, embeddings/retrieval with guardrails, and building robust testing/CI practices for fast, reliable releases.…

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Senior full-stack engineer and UI/UX architect with 20+ years shipping end-to-end products. Building with Nuxt 4 + TypeScript, headless commerce, POS hospitality systems, payments (Stripe/Razorpay/BTC Pay), LLM pipelines, and native Android apps—designing for performance, accessibility, and design-system consistency.

Product-first, design-educated developer who delivers from Figma-to-code to production using AWS/Cloudflare/Kubernetes. Experienced in AI-assisted development workflows, embeddings/retrieval with guardrails, and building robust testing/CI practices for fast, reliable releases.

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Skills

Experience Level

API
Expert
Node.js
Expert
AWS
Expert
Vue.js
Expert
UI
Expert
TypeScript
Expert
Figma
Expert
Android
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
React JS
Expert
Redis
Expert
Kubernetes
Expert
Kotlin
Expert
SEO
Expert
SQL
Expert
Stripe
Expert
Tailwind
Expert
GitHub
Expert
Docker
Expert
Web Design
Expert
WooCommerce
Expert
Python
Expert
Prompt Engineering
Expert
Leadership
Expert
GraphQL
Expert
Large Language Model
Expert
GPT
Expert
Claude
Expert
AI Chatbot
Expert
Jira
Expert
ChatGPT
Expert
SEO Copywriting
Intermediate
Azure
Intermediate
Selenium
Intermediate
jQuery
Intermediate
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Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

UI/UX Designer & Front-End Lead (GenXFY) at GenXFY
June 1, 2022 - March 1, 2024
Designed UI for a bioinformatics application to visualize complex genomic data and translate scientific requirements into accessible, usable interfaces. Built interactive React prototypes with real-time data visualization components. Conducted user testing sessions with researchers and refined interface flows based on feedback to improve usability for complex workflows.
Senior Full-Stack Developer & UI/UX Architect (Freelance / Various Clients) at Freelance / Various Clients
June 1, 2022 - Present
Architected and shipped end-to-end products from Figma design to Nuxt/Vue/TypeScript frontends and AWS/Cloudflare/Kubernetes delivery, owning the full lifecycle from blank repo to production. Built a B2B2C multi-tenant Turbo-powered POS and hospitality suite (POS/KDS/admin/hostel/labourer/auth/online) using custom Odoo 17 ERP modules and REST APIs with JWT + RBAC, and real-time WebSocket order/kitchen flow. Delivered headless commerce stores on Nuxt 4 with dual WooCommerce/Odoo adapters, Stripe 3DS checkout, Upstash Redis caching and S3 media offload. Owned engineering quality with a large Playwright E2E suite (including OAuth2 security, visual regression, accessibility), comprehensive integration/load tests, Lighthouse CI gates, and automated production alerting. Also shipped a native Android app (Kotlin/Jetpack Compose) with offline-first sync (Room + Supabase) and UI/B2D testing, including extensive scenarios.
UI/UX Designer & Front-End Lead at Genexfy (Genexfy), Mannheim, Germany
June 1, 2022 - March 1, 2024
Designed interfaces for a bioinformatics application for visualizing complex genomic data, translating scientific requirements into accessible, usable UI. Built interactive React prototypes with real-time data visualization components; ran user-testing sessions with researchers and refined the UI base on feedback and workflows.
Senior Full-Stack Developer & UI/UX Architect at Freelance / Various clients
June 1, 2022 - Present
Architected and shipped end-to-end products: Figma-to-Nuxt/Vue/TypeScript frontends; AWS/Cloudflare/Kubernetes delivery; owning full lifecycle from repo to production. Built a multi-application Turborepo POS hospitality suite on custom Odoo 17 ERP modules with ~50 endpoint REST APIs, JWT+RBAC, real-time WebSocket order/kitchen flow, and Stripe/Razorpay/BTC Pay payments. Delivered headless commerce to storefront frontends using Nuxt 4 with dual WooCommerce/Odoo adapters, Stripe 3DS checkout, Upstash Redis caching, and S3 media offload. Owned quality: large Playwright E2E suite (OAuth2 security, visual regression, accessibility), Cucumber BDD, Vitest/Msw, k6 load/spike tests, Lighthouse CI gates (perf/SEO >= 0.9), and automated alerts for production payment canaries. Built an AI email agent (embeddings + clustering, guarded retrieval) and an Android app (Kotlin/Jetpack Compose) with offline-first syncing and extensive instrumentation testing.
UI/Ux Designer & Front-End Developer at Your Digital Canvas
November 1, 2019 - December 1, 2022
Delivered 15+ client websites from Figma/Adobe XD concepts through to launch using React/Vue front-ends with WordPress headless CMS or custom Node/Python backends. Implemented WooCommerce and Shopify e-commerce solutions including custom payment gateway integrations. Led maintenance and security updates for 30+ client sites with 99.9% uptime and security compliance, improved performance and mobile responsiveness, and migrated legacy sites to modern platforms, reducing load times and improving mobile experience.
UI/UX Designer & Front-End Lead at Your Digital Canvas
November 1, 2019 - December 1, 2022
Delivered 15+ client websites from Figma/Adobe XD to launch, building React/Vue frontends and headless WordPress CMS sites or custom Node/Python backends. Implemented WooCommerce and Shopify e-commerce solutions with custom payment gateway integrations. Led maintenance and security updates for 30+ client sites while maintaining 99.9% uptime and compliance. Migrated legacy websites to modern platforms, improving load times by 50%+ and mobile responsiveness.
UI/UX Designer & Front-End Developer at Your Digital Canvas, Texas, USA
November 1, 2019 - December 1, 2022
Delivered client websites from Figma/Adobe XD to launch using React/Vue. Implemented headless WordPress and/or custom Node/Python backends. Built WooCommerce and Shopify e-commerce solutions including custom payment gateway integrations. Led maintenance and security updates for 30+ client sites while maintaining 99.9% uptime and security compliance. Migrated legacy sites to modern platforms, improving load times by 50%+ and improving mobile responsiveness.
Webmaster & Full-Stack Developer at Additions of Lichfield
April 1, 2018 - June 1, 2023
Led complete redesign and migration of an e-commerce website to a React front-end with Node/Express backend. Streamlined inventory management using ERP integration, reducing processing time. Implemented comprehensive SEO strategy achieving first-page rankings for 20+ keywords. Optimized performance via image optimization, code splitting, and caching, reducing load times. Supported user experience improvements to enhance engagement and conversion.
Webmaster & Full-Stack Developer (E-commerce, SEO, Frontend/Backend) at Lichfield, UK (Additional location context: Lichfield)
April 1, 2018 - June 1, 2023
Led end-to-end redesign and migration of an e-commerce website to a React frontend with a Node/Express backend, including integration of an ERP system for streamlined inventory management and a 40% reduction in processing time. Implemented comprehensive SEO strategy achieving first-page rankings for 20+ target keywords. Optimized performance via image optimization, code splitting and caching, reducing load time by 60%. Improved UI/UX for conversion-rate lift.
Webmaster & Full-Stack Developer at Additions of Lichfield, UK
April 1, 2018 - June 1, 2023
Led redesign and migration of the e-commerce website to a React frontend with Node/Express backend integration; streamlined inventory management with ERP integration, reducing processing time by ~40%. Implemented comprehensive SEO strategy achieving first-page rankings for 20+ target keywords. Optimized performance via image optimization, code splitting, and caching, reducing load time by ~60%. Improved UX and managed storefront performance and operations.
UI Manager & Lead Developer at Commercial Property Database Ltd.
April 1, 2012 - March 1, 2018
Directed the complete overhaul and migration of a London commercial property search application serving 10K+ monthly users. Designed an intuitive interface for complex property search criteria, increasing user engagement by 35%. Developed custom WordPress plugins for property listing management and advanced search. Managed a team of 3 developers and 2 designers using Agile/Scrum with bi-weekly sprints.
UI Manager & Lead Developer / Web & E-commerce Operations at Commercial Property Database Ltd., London, UK
April 1, 2012 - March 1, 2018
Directed complete overhaul and migration of London commercial property search applications serving 10K+ monthly users. Designed intuitive UX for complex property search criteria, driving 35% increase in user engagement. Developed custom WordPress plugins for property listing management and advanced search. Managed a team of 3 developers and 2 designers using Agile/Scrum with bi-weekly sprints.
Online Operations Director at Mega Fishing Co. Ltd.
July 1, 2006 - July 1, 2019
Achieved and maintained top-10 Google rankings for competitive keywords through sustained SEO strategy. Directed all website operations: design/development, content management, and e-commerce. Grew online sales by 300% over five years via conversion rate optimization and UX improvements. Built e-commerce functionality including custom shopping cart, inventory management, and order processing systems.

Education

Higher National Diploma in Design Communications at N.E.W College, Redditch
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 1999
Foundation Studies in Art & Design (Merit) at N.E.W College, Redditch
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 1997
Higher National Diploma in Design Communications at N.E.W College, Redditch
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 1999
Foundation Studies in Art & Design at N.E.W College, Redditch
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 1997
Higher National Diploma in Design Communications at N.E.W College, Redditch
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 1999
Foundation Studies in Art & Design at N.E.W College, Redditch
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 1997

Qualifications

Higher National Diploma (Design Communications) - Distinction
January 1, 1997 - August 25, 2026
Foundation Studies in Art & Design - Merit
January 1, 1996 - August 25, 2026
Distinction (Foundation/College qualification)
January 1, 1996 - August 25, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Retail, Financial Services, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Professional Services, Education, Other, Travel & Hospitality

Skills

Experience Level

API
Expert
Node.js
Expert
AWS
Expert
Vue.js
Expert
UI
Expert
TypeScript
Expert
Figma
Expert
Android
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
React JS
Expert
Redis
Expert
Kubernetes
Expert
Kotlin
Expert
SEO
Expert
SQL
Expert
Stripe
Expert
Tailwind
Expert
GitHub
Expert
Docker
Expert
Web Design
Expert
WooCommerce
Expert
Python
Expert
Prompt Engineering
Expert
Leadership
Expert
GraphQL
Expert
Large Language Model
Expert
GPT
Expert
Claude
Expert
AI Chatbot
Expert
Jira
Expert
ChatGPT
Expert
SEO Copywriting
Intermediate
Azure
Intermediate
Selenium
Intermediate
jQuery
Intermediate
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