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My name is James. I am an engineering leader and writer living in Wiltshire, UK.
I live with my wife (Becky), dog (Button) and herd of Shetland ponies in the countryside of Wiltshire.
My journey started in tech at the age of 25, when I taught myself to design and code websites to move out of low wage construction work. I spent a number of years working for consultancies as a design engineer, primarily building React based component libraries and design systems - before taking on a role as Tech Lead.
From there, I have spent time on the engineering leadership teams of two 'Unicorns', been part of one of the biggest Series A funding raises in history ($555 million), and scaled companies from less than twenty engineers to over a hundred.
I am a strong believer in teams being at their strongest when the people in them are put first. I advocate for diversity & inclusivity, and focus on building psychological safe environments for software engineers to experiment and learn from their mistakes.
As of 2023, I am focusing my efforts on leading the platform engineering group at Zoa - an energy startup as well as building Cultivate - a consultancy that helps small companies build better and stronger engineering teams.
Recent Experience
2023 - Current
Zoa
Senior Eng Manager
Responsible for the Platform Group, a collection of three teams. Zoa is an energy startup focused on building a consumer experience platform.
2021 - 2022
MoonPay
Senior Eng Manager
Built and lead the Web3 group, taking the company from less than 15 engineers to over 70. Raised a record breaking Series A of $555 million.
2020 - 2021
Attest
Engineering Manager
Lead Frontend engineering at Attest, a startup focused on unlocking data for consumer companies.
2019 - 2020
Monzo
Engineering Manager
Responsible for fullstack engineers in the Operations collective. Co-lead web engineering alongside an engineering director.
Work with me
If your company is looking for help with process' to develop engineers or with scaling a product & engineering function - Please get in touch!
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My name is James. I am an engineering leader and writer living in Wiltshire, UK.
I live with my wife (Becky), dog (Button) and herd of Shetland ponies in the countryside of Wiltshire.
My journey started in tech at the age of 25, when I taught myself to design and code websites to move out of low wage construction work. I spent a number of years working for consultancies as a design engineer, primarily building React based component libraries and design systems - before taking on a role as Tech Lead.
From there, I have spent time on the engineering leadership teams of two 'Unicorns', been part of one of the biggest Series A funding raises in history ($555 million), and scaled companies from less than twenty engineers to over a hundred.
I am a strong believer in teams being at their strongest when the people in them are put first. I advocate for diversity & inclusivity, and focus on building psychological safe environments for software engineers to experiment and learn from their mistakes.
As of 2023, I am focusing my efforts on leading the platform engineering group at Zoa - an energy startup as well as building Cultivate - a consultancy that helps small companies build better and stronger engineering teams.
Recent Experience
2023 - Current
Zoa
Senior Eng Manager
Responsible for the Platform Group, a collection of three teams. Zoa is an energy startup focused on building a consumer experience platform.
2021 - 2022
MoonPay
Senior Eng Manager
Built and lead the Web3 group, taking the company from less than 15 engineers to over 70. Raised a record breaking Series A of $555 million.
2020 - 2021
Attest
Engineering Manager
Lead Frontend engineering at Attest, a startup focused on unlocking data for consumer companies.
2019 - 2020
Monzo
Engineering Manager
Responsible for fullstack engineers in the Operations collective. Co-lead web engineering alongside an engineering director.
Work with me
If your company is looking for help with process' to develop engineers or with scaling a product & engineering function - Please get in touch!
Back
My name is James. I am an engineering leader and writer living in Wiltshire, UK.
I live with my wife (Becky), dog (Button) and herd of Shetland ponies in the countryside of Wiltshire.
My journey started in tech at the age of 25, when I taught myself to design and code websites to move out of low wage construction work. I spent a number of years working for consultancies as a design engineer, primarily building React based component libraries and design systems - before taking on a role as Tech Lead.
From there, I have spent time on the engineering leadership teams of two 'Unicorns', been part of one of the biggest Series A funding raises in history ($555 million), and scaled companies from less than twenty engineers to over a hundred.
I am a strong believer in teams being at their strongest when the people in them are put first. I advocate for diversity & inclusivity, and focus on building psychological safe environments for software engineers to experiment and learn from their mistakes.
As of 2023, I am focusing my efforts on leading the platform engineering group at Zoa - an energy startup as well as building Cultivate - a consultancy that helps small companies build better and stronger engineering teams.
Recent Experience
2023 - Current
Zoa
Senior Eng Manager
Responsible for the Platform Group, a collection of three teams. Zoa is an energy startup focused on building a consumer experience platform.
2021 - 2022
MoonPay
Senior Eng Manager
Built and lead the Web3 group, taking the company from less than 15 engineers to over 70. Raised a record breaking Series A of $555 million.
2020 - 2021
Attest
Engineering Manager
Lead Frontend engineering at Attest, a startup focused on unlocking data for consumer companies.
2019 - 2020
Monzo
Engineering Manager
Responsible for fullstack engineers in the Operations collective. Co-lead web engineering alongside an engineering director.
Work with me
If your company is looking for help with process' to develop engineers or with scaling a product & engineering function - Please get in touch!