Steve Talbot, Developer in Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Steve Talbot

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Full-stack Developer

Location
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since
June 3, 2019

As a serial co-founder of tech startups, Steve曾接触过各种各样的技术，并支持许多工程师将工作做到最好——无论是通过解决特定的技术问题, improving the engineering process, or simply acting as an independent mentor.

Open SourceSystems EngineeringCTOPHPREST APIsDevOpsAgileAmazon Web Services (AWS)ElasticsearchEngineering ManagementCSSSQLLinuxMySQLJenkins

Portfolio

EverKnock
Angular, Jira, CTO, Agile, DevOps, Requirements & Specifications, Startups...
Solviq
DevOps, Agile, CTO, Software Architecture, System Requirements...
Properr Software Ltd
CTO, Startups, Agile, Software Architecture, R&D, Engineering Management...

Experience

Open Source - 16 yearsSoftware Architecture - 10 yearsEngineering Management - 10 yearsCTO - 7 yearsDevOps - 7 yearsAmazon Web Services (AWS) - 7 yearsStartups - 7 yearsAgile - 7 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

敏捷，工程管理，Jira, Linux, Git，软件架构

The most amazing...

...我建立的平台被用来交易超过4亿英镑的住宅物业, 比全国平均水平快40%成功率也高40%.

Work Experience

Chief Technology Officer

2021 - PRESENT
EverKnock
  • 曾担任这家房地产技术/法律技术领域初创公司的技术联合创始人.
  • Developed the MVP to support customer discovery and fundraising.
  • 负责技术战略、流程、创新和工程领导.
Technologies: Angular, Jira, CTO, Agile, DevOps, Requirements & Specifications, Startups, Requirements Analysis, Engineering Management, Architecture, Software Architecture, System Requirements, R&D

Technology Consultant

2012 - PRESENT
Solviq
  • 在董事/董事会层面提供软件咨询，帮助公司建立和领导工程团队, launch new technology projects, and overcome barriers to progress.
  • 曾担任咨询首席技术官和临时董事.
  • Architected digital products, infrastructure, and algorithms.
  • 受邀在卡迪夫大学计算机科学与信息学院进行讲座和研讨会, the National Software Academy of Wales, and the University of South Wales.
Technologies: DevOps, Agile, CTO, Software Architecture, System Requirements, Engineering Management, Architecture, Startups, Requirements & Specifications, Requirements Analysis, R&D

Chief Technology Officer

2015 - 2019
Properr Software Ltd
  • 曾担任这家房地产科技领域初创公司的技术联合创始人.
  • 招募并领导工程团队交付基于云的平台, TrackMyMove:超过4亿英镑的资产通过该平台进行交易. 客户将住宅物业的销售时间表和失败率降低了40%.
  • Helped secure over £1.2 million in funding, including two investment raises and R&D tax credits.
  • 拥有技术战略、流程、创新和工程领导能力.
Technologies: CTO, Startups, Agile, Software Architecture, R&D，工程管理，DevOps，系统需求，架构，Jira, Jenkins，需求 & Specifications, Requirements Analysis

Interim Chief Technology Officer

2015 - 2016
Delio Wealth
  • Served as an interim, 在金融服务/金融科技领域创立了这家高增长初创公司的首席技术官.
  • 招募并领导团队为一家欧洲银行提供最小可行产品.
  • 通过创业训练营金融科技加速器为执行团队提供支持.
技术:CTO，敏捷，创业，软件架构，Jira, Jenkins, DevOps，需求 & 规范、需求分析、工程管理、体系结构、系统需求、R&D

Principal Systems Engineer

2007 - 2012
General Dynamics UK
  • 在一个有400多名工程师的大型项目中担任需求经理, 负责管理系统需求和监控技术就绪水平, system maturity, and cross-functional design issues.
  • Led the team for a systems architecture R&D项目，管理实验室评估第三方产品和发展供应商关系.
  • 在一个通信软件项目中担任项目经理和系统工程师, 这就要求我为国防项目中开源软件的使用建立全公司范围的指导.
  • Held a company-wide systems engineering role, with responsibilities including interviewing, mentoring prospective chartered engineers, and developing company-wide process guidance.
技术:开源、工程管理、需求分析、系统工程、R&D、企业架构、系统需求、软件架构、架构、需求 & Specifications, Sparx Enterprise Architecture, DOORS

EverKnock

http://www.everknock.com/
A digital concierge to manage your home-buying journey, taking the stress out of buying your dream home. As co-founder and CTO, I was responsible for the technology strategy, software architecture, DevOps, and engineering leadership.

TrackMyMove

http://www.trackmymove.com/
As co-founder and CTO, 我招募并带领工程团队交付基于云的平台, TrackMyMove. 通过该平台交易的资产价值超过4亿英镑，客户将出售住宅物业的时间尺度和失败率降低了40%.

I was responsible for the technology strategy, software architecture, DevOps, 和工程领导，并帮助筹集了两轮投资和确保R&D tax credits. 该软件是围绕一个可配置的工作流引擎和关键路径算法.

TECHNOLOGIES: RESTful API, PHP, CouchDB, Elasticsearch, JavaScript, AngularJS, React, Amazon Web Services (AWS), DevOps, Ubuntu Linux, Git, Jenkins, Ansible, Packer

Delio Wealth

http://www.solviq.com/services/early-stage
As the interim CTO, 我把这家金融科技创业公司带到了伦敦的创业训练营金融科技加速器, 然后招募并领导工程师为一家欧洲大银行提供了一个最低可行产品, 确保它通过了外部安全审计和渗透测试.

我亲自架构并实现了基于jwt的OAuth2承载身份验证，以支持从本地软件安装到基于云的平台的访问.

技术:PHP, JavaScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS)， Elasticsearch

Musiqli

http://www.musiqli.com/
我亲自为表演艺术设计和开发了这个云平台的后端, based around the concept of digital matchmaking for musicians, and implemented the cloud infrastructure.

I also helped secure R&并通过剑桥大学贾奇商学院的加速器项目为该团队提供支持.

技术:PHP, Elasticsearch, JavaScript, AngularJS, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Conduit

http://getconduit.org/
As I worked on other projects at Solviq, 我发现自己反复解决同样的问题:在彻底验证数据的同时，在域对象和基于文档的格式(如JSON)之间转换数据.

Conduit是一系列实现这种数据映射和验证的开源库, 使编写基于api的应用程序变得容易，同时又不影响良好的编程实践.

Conduit is licensed under the permissive MIT license, enabling me to use it freely in client projects. The release to the broader open source community is planned.

Languages

PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ECMAScript (ES6), SQL, TypeScript

Libraries/APIs

REST APIs, React

Paradigms

DevOps, RESTful开发，敏捷，需求分析，管理

Platforms

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Docker

Storage

Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, MySQL, CouchDB, MongoDB

Other

开源，架构，软件架构，系统需求，需求 & 规格，系统工程，CTO，创业，工程管理，工程，R&D, Sparx Enterprise Architecture, University Teaching, Enterprise Architecture, Asterisk Gateway Interface (AGI)

Frameworks

Silex, Symfony, AngularJS, Zend Framework, Redux, Angular, Ionic

Tools

Jenkins, Ansible, Jira, Git, Terraform, DOORS, Packer, Asterisk, Amazon Lex

2010 - 2011

CMI 7级-战略管理和领导力的卓越

Cardiff School of Management - Cardiff, UK

2007 - 2008

Postgraduate Certificate in Management

University of Lancaster - Lancaster, UK

2000 - 2004

工程学士(荣誉)和工程硕士(第一荣誉)学位

University of Cambridge - Cambridge, UK

OCTOBER 2020 - PRESENT

Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology

Institution of Engineering and Technology

JULY 2020 - PRESENT

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

AdvanceHE

NOVEMBER 2007 - PRESENT

Chartered Engineer

Engineering Council UK