Nick Maxwell

Senior Software Engineer at Vitesse | Treasury & Network Tribe

United Kingdom

About

Senior .NET and Azure engineer with 7+ years designing and delivering secure, scalable, cloud-native systems for enterprise clients. Experienced in building multi-tenant SaaS platforms, leading teams, and driving architecture across backend services, real-time frontends, and DevOps pipelines. Hands-on expertise spanning .NET, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, and modern frontend frameworks like Vue.js, with a proven ability to balance technical problem-solving with mentoring and delivery leadership. Passionate about creating resilient, high-availability systems while helping teams grow and deliver long-term business value. Open to UK-based remote roles and hybrid opportunities in London/Colchester.

Experience

  • Senior Software Engineer at Vitesse
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Wizard Cyber (Full-time · 7 yrs)
    • Development Lead and Product Manager
      Aug 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

      ● Transitioned into combined leadership and product ownership while continuing to contribute hands-on across backend (.NET), frontend (Vue.js), and DevOps. ● Directed engineering efforts across the full stack, mentoring developers and leading PR reviews to maintain quality and architectural consistency. ● Partnered with C-suite, QA, designers, and end-users to align delivery with business priorities and client needs. ● Balanced technical debt reduction with roadmap delivery, ensuring scalability and reliability for 20+ enterprise clients.

    • Software Architect
      Jan 2020 - Aug 2024 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      ● Founded and led the development of a multi-tenant SOC management platform serving internal analysts and 20+ enterprise clients. ● Designed and delivered a 35-service microservices architecture on AKS (gRPC, REST APIs, OAuth2), scaling securely for enterprise adoption. ● Built Azure-native infrastructure with Terraform, embedding RBAC and Key Vault to strengthen security and compliance. ● Developed responsive Vue.js front-ends with SignalR-powered real-time workflows, streamlining incident and task handling. ● Improved reliability and performance by resolving critical production issues and strengthening observability with Application Insights.

    • Full Stack Developer
      Jun 2019 - Jan 2020 · 8 mos

      ● Developed a cross-platform real estate mobile app using Xamarin with an ASP.NET MVC backend, delivering customer and admin functionality. ● Built business applications for the insurance sector, including an EMS system (ASP.NET MVC portal and Windows Forms client). ● Extended enterprise platforms by enhancing SharePoint and developing PowerApps solutions to streamline HR processes.

  • Wizard IT (Greater Colchester Area · On-site)
    • Level 2/3 Technical Analyst
      Sep 2015 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      ● Designed, implemented, and supported on-premises and cloud infrastructure, including production servers and network security. ● Served as a Level 3 escalation point, resolving complex technical issues and mentoring helpdesk engineers.

    • Helpdesk Supervisor
      Sep 2015 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      ● Held dual responsibilities as Helpdesk Supervisor and L2/3 Analyst, overseeing daily operations, ensuring timely response to support requests, and escalating complex issues. ● Monitored performance metrics and provided feedback to management on team performance and service delivery.

    • Level 1 Helpdesk Engineer
      Mar 2015 - Sep 2015 · 7 mos

      ● Delivered first-line technical support, troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues. ● Logged and escalated incidents, and assisted with account administration tasks such as password resets and software installations.