Why I Volunteer as a Blood Biker
What riding through the night for the NHS taught me about reliability, service, and the systems that matter most.
Articles
Long-form thinking on engineering leadership, platform architecture, and building teams that deliver.
Why Re-platforming Is a Leadership Problem, Not a Technical One
After leading two major re-platforming initiatives, I've learned that the hardest challenges aren't in the code. They're in the conversations.
Stop Calling It Technical Debt
Why reframing 'technical debt' as 'platform health' changes the conversation between engineering and product, and how SLOs can become the shared language.
Building an Engineering Hub from Scratch
The story of building Moonpig's Manchester engineering hub, from zero engineers to a high-performing team.
The First 90 Days as an Engineering Director
What actually matters when you step into a senior engineering leadership role, and what can wait.
A Guide for Recruiters
How I prefer to work with recruiters. Follow this guide and we'll get on well. Ignore it and we probably won't work together, no matter how good the role or candidate.