James Britton

Cuvva · London, UK

Leading the engineering organisation across product, platform and data teams. Responsible for technical strategy, team growth and delivery of insurance and fintech products.

• Leading engineering strategy and technical direction across the organisation
• Driving engineering culture, standards and delivery practices

Cuvva · London, UK

Managed the technical direction of the Growth and primary Product (On-Demand) teams, including delivery planning, team resourcing and rollout strategies. Engineering team responsibilities involving team structures, setting up partnerships and initiatives to improve Product and Discipline teams.

• Managed technical direction of the Growth and On-Demand teams, including delivery planning and rollout strategies
• 1:1s with all engineers, coaching, goal setting and skills benchmarking across a range of seniorities
• Set up partnerships and initiatives to improve Product and Discipline teams
• Partnered with the People team on developing a high-functioning Engineering department
• Directly involved in incident management and resolution with engineers
• Instrumental in developing recruitment and onboarding across all engineering disciplines

Monterosa · London, UK

Responsible for the group's technical vision and providing technical direction to team members. Planning the group's resourcing and project requirements.

• Responsible for the group's technical vision and technical direction
• Acting as the Product Owner, working directly with senior stakeholders on developing the Product
• Working directly with customers on scoping new projects and leading technical investigations
• Managing technical members of the group, setting long-term goals and providing a healthy group culture
• Planning the group's resourcing and project requirements

Monterosa · London, UK

Handling professional development for developers within the group. Leading customer discussions regarding technical integrations and working closely with Producers to provide technical assessments and feasibility for new ideas.

• Technical Lead on high-profile projects including Love Island UK/USA, Britain's Got Talent and other international projects
• Leading customer discussions regarding technical integrations
• Working closely with Producers to provide technical assessments and feasibility for new ideas
• Helping to articulate difficult technical problems to non-technical members of the team
• Handling professional development for developers within the group

EYN · London, UK

Responsible for designing, engineering and maintaining front-end services. Includes Android app, web application and RESTful API services.

• Designed, engineered and maintained Android, Web and API services
• Facilitated team meetings and implemented agile principles to improve team efficiency
• Responsible for recruitment interviews for other development roles
• Implemented services in both Google Cloud and Amazon AWS
• Developed React web application as a greenfield project based on continued client feedback

Tictrac · London, UK

Provided leadership to a team of engineers on a multi-client application. Carried out user research including face-to-face customer interviews, prototyping and questionnaires.

• Led a team of engineers on the multi-client application
• Carried out user research including customer interviews and prototyping
• Travelled to Singapore for client integration and implementation
• Delivered four client-customised applications
• Conducted performance reviews for team members

Fanatix · London, UK

Sole developer on all Android applications. Complete design and architecture update of the main Android application with a minimal viable product within a short delivery time.

• Sole developer on all Android applications
• Complete architecture redesign and MVP delivery under tight deadlines
• Worked closely with the designer on UX throughout development and testing

Brunel University · London, UK