David Young

Work Experience

• Feb 24 - Present
  Ruby Technical Lead

  at Department for Education
• Nov 23 - Jan 24
  Head of Engineering

  at Supercycle

  As the inaugural engineering team member under the CTO, I shaped technical decisions and mentored them. Collaborated on a Ruby on Rails and React app atop Shopify, aligning with product vision.

• Feb 22 - Nov 23
  Staff Engineer

  at Juniper Education

  Designing and developing the architecture of the core application, with a focus on disrupting the Education Technology market. Contributing, across disciplines, in early feasibility and technical implementation discussions of new features. Instilling best practices across the development teams including code quality, testing and performance, as well as providing guidance for team management.

• Feb 21 - Feb 22
  Senior Developer

  at thoughtbot

  Consulting and building high-quality, test-driven applications with Ruby on Rails for multiple clients.

• Nov 18 - Feb 21
  Senior Software Engineer

  at Impero Software

  Full stack Ruby on Rails application development, taking ownership of new feature development as well as ongoing maintenance and upgrades.

• Mar 17 - Nov 18
  Software Engineer

  at Intellicore

  Dynamic working environment creating a range of software solutions including web and mobile applications, Dynamic CRM customisations and full-stack systems. Daily use of Angular, Laravel and Ionic Framework, including deployment.

• May 16 - Jul 16
  Junior Developer

  at Iomart

  Fast paced development environment, developing frontend and backend applications. Required to pick up and learn new languages quickly to push changes to group systems on tight deadlines.

• Dec 09 - Mar 16
  Duty Manager

  at JD Wetherspoon

  A high pressure role where business decisions have to be made quickly and reasonably. Working to strict deadlines and within strict constraints, time and financial. Focused on customer service and target achievement.