I'm a Lead Software Engineer with extensive expertise in data engineering, solution architecture, and microservices design. I specialize in building high-impact software solutions and systems integration for financial institutions, with proven success at JPMorgan Chase and Lloyds Banking Group.

• Design & deliver scalable microservices architectures for regulated financial environments
• Build & optimize robust data pipelines for real-time analytics and fraud detection
• Lead engineering teams with Agile/Scrum principles and best practices
• Mentor junior engineers and drive high-quality code standards through thorough reviews

• Led end-to-end development of automated KYC solution for SMB clients
• Architected critical authentication/authorization systems for embedded banking platform

• Designed & developed low-latency, microservices-based fraud monitoring platform
• Implemented real-time detection for inbound/outbound payment fraud using Apache Kafka & Flink
• Enhanced fraud prevention capabilities across the organization
• Part of pioneering team that launched UK's first Open Banking solution platform

Languages: Java 21+ | Python
Streaming & Event Processing: Apache Kafka | Apache Flink | Kafka Streaming
Data & Analytics: Databricks | Apache Spark
Cloud & DevOps: AWS (S3, EKS, EC2, MSK) | Docker | Kubernetes | Terraform
Frameworks & Tools: Spring Boot | Spring Security | Spring Cloud | Hibernate
Databases: PostgreSQL | MySQL | Oracle
Build & Version Control: Maven | Gradle | Jenkins | Git | GitHub

✅ Microservices Architecture
✅ Real-time Data Pipelines
✅ Stream Processing & Event-Driven Systems
✅ Financial Services Software
✅ Low-Latency System Design
✅ Open Banking & PSD2 Compliance
✅ Fraud Detection Systems
✅ Agile & Scrum Leadership
✅ Technical Mentoring & Code Quality

Results-driven engineer who combines technical excellence with collaborative leadership. I'm passionate about:

• Building fault-tolerant, scalable systems
• Delivering solutions in highly regulated environments
• Mentoring the next generation of engineers
• Aligning technical solutions with business goals

• Collaborating on open-source data engineering projects
• Discussing microservices patterns and best practices
• Knowledge sharing on financial services architecture
• Mentoring and code review partnerships

Leveraging GitHub Copilot to accelerate development and code quality 🚀