Luke Wilson
Engineering Leader | Consultant | Full-Stack Engineer
Athens
Summary
Engineering leader and consultant with 17 years of experience in software development, helping companies build great teams spanning multiple continents. Remote work advocate known for fostering collaborative environment and delivering impactful solutions that meet business needs.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
Kita Education
11.2024 - Current
- Refactored prototype collaborative classroom coding tool to clean up technical debt, rewriting 75% of the entire codebase in 10 days to make the product production-quality
- Conducted backend and frontend performance and load tests, benchmarking loads of up to 10,000 messages per second and identifying significant frontend savings of up to 50% of initial page load time
- Technologies: Python
- FastAPI
- React.js
- WebSockets
- JMeter
Staff Developer | Product Owner
BaxEnergy
10.2023 - 11.2024
- Wrote a custom expression compiler to allow users to define custom search queries
- Implemented continuous deployment and incident response processes for four teams
- Conducted comprehensive training sessions for cross-functional teams on technical architecture and development culture
- As the Product Owner, delivered the first milestone of the new SaaS REMS, which unlocked the funding for the next phase of the project
- Created the product roadmap for the year, feeding four development teams
- Spearheaded the transition of two development teams to SCRUM/agile methodologies
- Technologies: C#
- .NET Core
- ClickHouse
- React.js
- Next.js
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
- Terraform
- Ansible
Freelance
Toptal Network
03.2020 - 03.2024
- Delivered eight unique projects while managing timelines flexibly according to each client's objectives, achieving consistent positive customer reviews
- Technologies: C#
- .NET Core
- Kotlin
- Neo4j
- Node.js
- React.js
- MongoDB
Consultant
Intelligent Hack
03.2023 - 10.2023
- Produced a project proposal, estimations, and costings for the client, winning a €600k contract and leading to the acquisition of the company
- Led the development team to deliver the initial release of an engineering configuration/simulation system
- Translated fairly complex and mathematical client specs spanning hundreds of pages into a product backlog
- Technologies: C#
- .NET Core
- Angular
- MongoDb
Consultant
Terran.One
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Managed the development team, introducing agile and development best practices, including scrum, proper UX and design workflows, and release workflows
- Created a graph database of blockchain transactions to perform more advanced analytics
- Developed a language (compiled to Rust) for writing smart contracts in the Cosmos ecosystem
- Drove the development team, establishing clear objectives and professional growth plans
- Launched an interactive blockchain simulator and a scripting language for Cosmos-based smart contracts
- Technologies: TypeScript
- Rust
- React.js
- Web3
- CosmWasm
- Neo4j
Engineering Manager
Intelligent Hack
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Managed two globe-spanning engineering teams (from Brazil to Sri Lanka) developing greenfield projects, overseeing the successful go-live of one of the projects, and helping support the other in production
- Coached both teams in Scrum, going from six months of failed sprints to three months of successful sprints at the end of the project
- Addressed critical technical debt in an underperforming project, rewriting more than 50% of the codebase in less than three months whilst still delivering new features
- Promoted and mentored team leads for both engineering teams, fostering leadership development
- Transitioned into an executive role, facilitating impactful involvement with high-level strategies surrounding sales and marketing, bringing in the company's second and third clients
- Technologies: C#
- .NET Core
- MS SQL Server
Team Lead
CleverTech
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Led a greenfield project aimed at ensuring compliance with the new California data privacy law, enabling a major corporation to meet regulatory demands; completed the project one month early, enabling extra testing
- Built a preference management system to sync the visitors' preferences, and integrate with services such as Segment.io to manage analytics and data tracking on each device
- Wrote the product backlog, managing interactions with the client, overseeing the architecture and technical quality of the product, building the culture of the team, and line-management
- Drove the QA process, cultivating team support for practical automation strategies that emphasised performance in concurrent scenarios
- Technologies: Node.js
- React.js
- GCP
- Cloud Firestore
Team Lead | Scrum Master | Developer
Toptal
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Developed a communication system for the sales and recruitment teams, supporting VOIP and video calls, and providing important analytics correlating call activity with a number of business KPIs
- Collaborated with the Product Manager to groom the work backlog and track progress
- Technologies: Ruby on Rails
- Node.js
- React
Head of Technology
Propoly
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Achieved successful site launch and acquired first landlords amidst significant resource constraints
- Technologies: Ruby on Rails
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
Senior Engineer
Quantone
01.2014 - 01.2016
Software Engineer
Trayport
01.2011 - 01.2014
Junior Software Engineer
BJSS
01.2008 - 01.2011
Education
BSc - Physics & Computer Science
University of Leeds
UKBlog
blog.tietokone.io
Skills
Engineering management
undefinedWork Availability
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Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Upper intermediate (B2)
Italian
Elementary (A2)
Software
C#
NET Core
React
Nodejs
PostgreSQL
Neo4j
AWS
Azure
Timeline
Consultant
Kita Education
11.2024 - Current
Staff Developer | Product Owner
BaxEnergy
10.2023 - 11.2024
Consultant
Intelligent Hack
03.2023 - 10.2023
Consultant
Terran.One
02.2022 - 06.2022
Engineering Manager
Intelligent Hack
01.2021 - 12.2021
Freelance
Toptal Network
03.2020 - 03.2024
Team Lead
CleverTech
01.2019 - 01.2020
Team Lead | Scrum Master | Developer
Toptal
01.2017 - 01.2019
Head of Technology
Propoly
01.2016 - 01.2017
Senior Engineer
Quantone
01.2014 - 01.2016
Software Engineer
Trayport
01.2011 - 01.2014
Junior Software Engineer
BJSS
01.2008 - 01.2011
BSc - Physics & Computer Science
University of Leeds
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