Elliot Evans
@elliot_evans
Lead Full Stack Developer with over a decade of experience.
What I'm looking for
As a Lead Full Stack Developer, I have over a decade of industry experience crafting bespoke web solutions. I am passionate about engineering excellent high-traffic, global websites using high-quality, accessible, and performant code. My commitment to quality is evident through my Test-Driven Development approach, where I utilize Pair Programming to ensure robust and reliable outcomes.
Throughout my career, I have successfully led various projects, including an award-winning custom server-side rendered e-commerce solution and a greenfield social media aggregator project. My technical expertise spans across multiple technologies, including Typescript, React, and Node, and I have a proven track record of mentoring junior developers and leading cross-functional teams to achieve high standards of code quality and performance.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Fullstack Developer
FOIL
May 2025 - Jul 2025 (2 months)
Engineered an internal AI-powered knowledge creation tool to enable the client’s bid creation team to develop feature-rich responses to new tenders. This application was connected to the internal Azure system and used Azure’s latest AI agents to generate answers from ingested information.
Frontend Architect
Widgit
Jan 2025 - Apr 2025 (3 months)
Provided front-end consulting for Widgit’s online platform, presenting and demonstrating various solutions to optimise performance and user experience. Trained the cross-functional team in modern front-end tools, techniques, and best practices to strengthen their development capabilities and maintain long-term platform quality.
React Native Developer
Latus Group
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025 (2 months)
Collaborated on the development of a healthcare application featuring an integrated booking system. Additionally, co-developed a bespoke application to facilitate health testing within workplace environments.
Senior Front-end Developer
CodeComputerLove
Nov 2024 - Dec 2024 (1 month)
Developing a new website for The Crown Estate, implementing a design system and design tokens to ensure consistency and maintainability, while adhering to WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards. Integrated DatoCMS to empower non-developers to manage and update website content easily.
Lead FullStack Developer
F!NH
Apr 2024 - Nov 2024 (7 months)
Served as the sole application developer for a greenfield social media aggregator project, including developing a supporting backend built with Deno and PostgreSQL. The backend services manage user settings, authentication, scheduling, and user-to-user interactions, enabling a seamless and scalable platform experience.
Senior FullStack Developer
Tree3
Apr 2024 - Oct 2024 (6 months)
Co-developed a greenfield affiliate platform to drive sales through custom marketing initiatives, including affiliate programs and targeted offers. Successfully launched and deployed the platform, which is now live and actively operating in the U.S. market.
Senior FullStack Consultant
Ensono Digital
Nov 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 4 months)
Spearheaded an award-winning custom server-side rendered e-commerce solution for a major gym company and led a front-end team in building a custom SSR admin application for a multi-team banking project. As part of the open-source team, I contributed to developing a scaffold CLI system using NX, which became the template for all future front-end projects, cutting initial MVP delivery time by 50%.
Senior FullStack Developer
Cinch
Apr 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year 7 months)
Enhanced and tailored website features using React and TypeScript, following TDD, WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards, and integrating with an AWS microservices backend. The code was deployed through GitHub Actions’ CI/CD pipeline, with frequent, minor iterative releases validated through A/B testing to drive data-informed decisions.
Senior FullStack Engineer
Mercarto
May 2020 - Apr 2021 (11 months)
Designed and developed an e-commerce platform enabling store creators to build customised virtual stores. The system was architected using a microservices approach to deliver bespoke e-commerce features and included a robust, tailored admin UI built whilst using Behaviour-Driven Development.
FullStack Developer
Bet365
Jul 2019 - May 2020 (10 months)
At Bet365, I contributed to the development of the sports website, which serves millions of users daily. My primary responsibility was implementing and managing promotional offers across the sports website and the mobile app.
Front-end Developer
Codeweavers
Sep 2016 - Jul 2019 (2 years 10 months)
At Codeweavers, I collaborated with the Front-end Development team on internal platform tools, websites, a bespoke e-commerce site and a proposal and lead generation platform for car manufacturers and lenders in the automotive industry. The team followed Extreme Programming practices to deliver high-quality, maintainable code, supported by regular coding katas and exercises to uphold industry best
Junior Front-end Developer
Digital Balance
Nov 2015 - Sep 2016 (10 months)
As a Junior Front-end Developer, I contributed to various web projects, focusing on client-side scripting and database integration. I gained foundational experience in web development practices and collaborative team environments.
Apprentice Software Developer
Bright Future Software
Jul 2014 - Nov 2015 (1 year 4 months)
As an Apprentice Software Developer, I gained hands-on experience in fundamental web technologies and software development principles. I assisted in building and maintaining web applications, focusing on front-end presentation and basic database interactions.
Web Assistant
Creative Council
Jun 2012 - Nov 2012 (5 months)
As a Web Assistant, I supported the team in managing and updating website content using WordPress. I also gained initial exposure to HTML and CSS, assisting with basic web page modifications and design adjustments.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
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Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
AWS IAM
Microsoft Azure
GitHub
GitHub Actions
Azure Pipelines
React Native
Expo
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Riak
Node.js
Next.js
Azure DevOps
Cypress
React
Preact
React Query
JavaScript
Python
HTML5
CSS 3
F#
ExpressJS
FastAPI
React Storybook
AWS Lambda
Azure Functions
Azure SQL Database
TypeScript
React Testing Library
SendGrid
Supabase UI
Docker
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
SQL
DatoCMS
Azure Blob Storage
React Router
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
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