Senior Full-Stack Developer & Engineering Leader

Senior Digital Developer & Line Manager

Hastings Direct  ·  May 2020 – Present  ·  UK

Full stack engineer and engineering lead at a UK digital insurance carrier — building scalable backend services, customer-facing platforms, and high-throughput data integrations across distributed systems.

Full Stack Platform

• Architected and delivered a React.js self-service claims platform end-to-end — component design, state management, API integration, and test coverage (Jest, RTL).
• Built scalable backend integrations via Azure API Management (APIM), enabling reliable data exchange between internal systems and third-party services.
• Designed reusable, modular frontend components with a focus on accessibility across diverse customer segments.

Microservices — Quote Hub

• Worked on the implementation of a monolithic quote system into parallelised Spring Boot microservices, cutting end-to-end latency ~73% (8.2s → 2.2s).
• Implemented concurrent service orchestration using Java CompletableFuture for parallel downstream API calls.
• Designed robust integration patterns with external aggregator APIs — retry logic, timeout handling, and graceful degradation for resilience at scale.
• Built dedicated search & retrieve microservices with purpose-built datastores, applying optimal data structure choices to query performance.
• Mentored engineers on algorithmic problem-solving, clean code practices, and structuring backend logic for scalability and testability.

Leadership

• Line manager for 3 direct reports; recognised as Best Leader Q1 2025, fostering a culture of technical rigour and continuous learning.
• Conducted design reviews and code reviews to uphold engineering standards across the team.

Guidewire Consultant

LV= (Contractor)  ·  November 2019 – May 2020  ·  London, UK

Contracted as a specialist integration engineer at one of the UK's largest insurers, delivering full stack data integration solutions across core insurance platforms.

• Designed and built API integrations (REST and SOAP) between core policy management systems and external aggregator platforms, handling complex data transformation and business rule enforcement.
• Implemented end-to-end integrations across billing and policy systems, writing well-structured, maintainable backend code in Java and Gosu.
• Produced technical documentation covering data flows, API contracts, and system interactions to support ongoing development and onboarding.

Technical Lead

EY (Ernst & Young)  ·  November 2014 – November 2019  ·  London, UK & India

Led a team of 4–6 engineers delivering full-cycle software implementations for global P&C insurance clients across the UK and USA markets.

• Designed and built backend integrations for FNOL processing, payment handling, and large-scale file-based data exchange — ensuring alignment with compliance and operational requirements.
• Applied data structures and algorithmic thinking to design efficient data transformation pipelines handling high-volume insurance transaction data.
• Acted as primary technical contact, translating business requirements into well-structured, scalable software components across the full stack.
• Drove code quality through regular reviews, pair programming, and hands-on mentoring — raising engineering standards across offshore delivery teams.

Senior Software Engineer

IGATE  ·  January 2014 – November 2014  ·  India