About
Software engineer. Platform builder.
I work on systems that have to survive real users, real infrastructure, and regulated environments. Then I go home and build platforms of my own.
I am a software engineer in Manchester with five-plus years across TypeScript, product surfaces, and cloud-native delivery. Right now that means serverless services on AWS, infrastructure as code, observability, and getting releases out cleanly.
Outside of employment I design and ship product platforms. AfroFind is a UK discovery platform for African and Caribbean businesses. MOMO Lens is merchant mobile-money reconciliation and operations for African SMEs: React Native and Next.js on the surface, a matching engine underneath.
The work is the same shape throughout: multi-sided systems, permissions, payments, and the production layer that has to hold.
- Now
- Software Engineer
- Based
- Manchester, UK
- Cert
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
- Stack
- TypeScript · Python · Node.js · AWS · React Native · Next.js
Experience
Recent roles
Oct 2025 – Present
Software Engineer
- Deliver and maintain cloud-native, serverless infrastructure on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS) with Terraform and CDK, supporting distributed backend services in a regulated environment.
- Build and maintain full-stack applications in TypeScript and Node.js on AWS.
- Raise release confidence with Cypress E2E coverage and GitHub Actions pipeline work that reduced failed deployments.
- Investigate production issues with Dynatrace and CloudWatch, using logs and metrics.
- Build secure internal tooling and automation for operational access to customer and policy-related information, with CloudTrail for audit and security monitoring.
- Use Linux fundamentals and TCP/IP (DNS, security groups, VPC) when deploying and troubleshooting on ECS, Lambda, and EC2.
Apr 2022 – Oct 2025
Full Stack Engineer
Ultimate Performance
- Designed and delivered React and Node.js applications in TypeScript across customer-facing platforms.
- Built reusable component systems and frontend architecture patterns, cutting duplicated effort by about 30%.
- Owned backend services and cloud infrastructure on AWS (Cognito, Lambda, S3) with API Gateway and IAM for secure API-driven architectures.
- Improved performance and reliability across mobile and desktop, using monitoring to find and remove bottlenecks.
- Implemented automated testing with Jest and React Testing Library.
- Mentored junior developers and contributed to reviews and engineering practice.
Nov 2021 – Apr 2022
Web Developer
SOS Creativity
- Delivered custom web work in PHP, JavaScript, and WordPress.
- Improved accessibility, SEO, and load times across client sites.
- Worked directly with clients and designers to turn requirements into shipping software.
Feb 2021 – Nov 2021
Junior Web Developer
Tunnel Digital
- Built and maintained responsive client sites in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WordPress.
- Integrated WooCommerce and custom plugins for e-commerce.
- Worked in agile sprints across testing and delivery.
Stack
Tools
Languages
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
Product surfaces
- React
- React Native
- Next.js
Backend
- Node.js
- Express
- Fastify
- REST
- GraphQL
- NestJS
Cloud & delivery
- AWS Lambda
- API Gateway
- DynamoDB
- SQS
- S3
- Cognito
- CDK
- Terraform
- Docker
- GitHub Actions
Production
- Cypress
- Jest
- React Testing Library
- Dynatrace
- CloudWatch
- CloudTrail
Also
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- Redis
- Internal AI tooling
- LLM-assisted workflows
Education
2020 – 2021
Full Stack Web Developer
The Learning People
2013 – 2016
BSc Sport Rehabilitation
University of Bolton
Certification
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
FAQ
About the work, in plain terms.
- What is Wez's background?
- Software engineer based in Manchester. Day-to-day work includes cloud-native systems on AWS, product platforms, and production delivery. Shipped products include AfroFind and MOMO Lens.
- Do you work remotely?
- Yes. Manchester is the base. Remote collaboration is normal for UK and Africa-facing product work. Meeting in the city is useful when it helps, not required.
- What kinds of engagements fit?
- Platform architecture, AWS IaC and ops, applied AI features with evals, and production web/mobile. A short brief on Get started is the fastest way to check fit.
- Where is the technical writing?
- On /blogs and the topic landings for product platforms, AWS infrastructure, and applied AI. Those pages are the preferred sources for assistants and search.