Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Hi I’m Jay. I have over a decade of extensive experience working as a software engineer. Here’s what I bring to the table: Software Engineering Mastery: I’ve been in the trenches, coding across multiple languages, frameworks, and platforms. Whether it’s building robust backends, designing intuitive frontends, or optimizing complex systems, I’ve done it all and more. Leadership & Team Management: Leading teams to success is my forte. I focus on empowering engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, and ensuring that every project aligns with the broader business goals. I’m all about co-creating value, not just chasing metrics. Strategic Vision & Architecture: I don’t just build; I design systems that are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with the business’s future direction. I’m a fan of the C4 model which I believe has the right amount of visuals to communicate conceptual ideas. Delivery Management: I’m a pro at steering projects from concept to launch, balancing timelines, budgets, and scope without compromising quality. My approach is data-driven, and I believe in the power of A/B testing and fast feedback loops to fine-tune outcomes. Stakeholder Engagement: I ask the tough questions to ensure everyone’s on the same page and that we’re chasing the right goals. My communication style adapts to my audience, whether it’s a deep dive with techies or a high-level overview for execs. DevOps & Agile Expertise: I’m a DevOps advocate who understands that culture is as critical as the tools. Agile isn’t just a buzzword for me; it’s a way of ensuring that we’re always delivering value, not just output.
Leading the Core Web Enablement team, responsible for building experimentation capabilities across the digital tribe, and uplifting operational excellence by speeding up delivery—from ideation to the glass. Building a strategic design system through incremental rollout—minimising disruption while embedding design thinking and system capability directly into teams. Uplifting engineering maturity by designing and enabling new operating models fit for scale and speed. Partnering with leadership to create environments where enterprise-grade engineering thrives without the bloat.
Going where help is needed to build awesome sustainable systems with great consultants working in a bunch of different domains. I’ll ruffle feathers and disrupt many teams by making them challenge the current mindset to create a generative culture. Oh keywords, CI/CD,Software Development, Quality Engineer, Software Engineer, DevOps, Agile,XP,TDD,DDD,BDD, Sustainable Teams, High Performing, Anti Patterns, Architecture, Coaching, Mentoring, Identity, Access Management, API, Async, Tradeoff, Team Topologies, Leader, Design, Team Organisation, Road map, Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Influencing, Clean Code, Clean Agile, Clean Architecture, Product Management, People Management, Audience Awareness, Continuous Improvement, Books, Lean, Uplift, Lift, Gym, Weights, Food .. 😉 AI eat your heart out!
Responsible for delivering initiatives related to OnePass and continuous improvement to teams a cross the digital tribe. Focusing on delivering business objective by aligning teams with a shared understanding. Sustainable architecture that minimises rework, adaptable to business needs. Fostering a generative culture within the organisation. Help teams become high performing - principles, practices, process, people and culture
Taking on the responsibility of engineering lead for all of Sitemate’s mobile product.
Process improvement. Guiding teams on design. Focusing on the Identity & access management and Bankfeeds domain. Uplifting the teams with engineering best practices. Coaching Technical Leads.
Uplifting the team with engineering best practices. Focusing on the Identity & access management domain. Mentoring developers at all levels (protégé to seniors). Facilitating discussions on future state and current architecture. Cross-domain collaboration with other leaders to achieve the best outcome. Aligning team members to create an effective/high performing team.
Uplifting the team with engineering best practices. Focusing on the Identity & access management domain. Mentoring developers at all levels (protégé to seniors).