Evan Charalampidis
@evancharalampidis
Technical Lead driving full-stack modernisation, AI integration, and scalable platform delivery.
United KingdomWhat I'm looking for
I am a Technical Lead responsible for the Diary Manager platform at Lloyds Banking Group, leading five feature teams and delivering high-impact initiatives across full-stack modernisation, AI capability, and database transformation.
I work hands-on with TypeScript across frontend and backend while balancing leadership, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning, contributing roughly 60% hands-on and 40% on leadership and delivery coordination. I have led consolidation of legacy databases into modern GCP-based components and delivered agentic AI solutions embedded into production.
My work has been recognised with three organisational awards: Most Trusted Engineer, Pioneer Engineer, and Tech Trailblazer. I focus on building sustainable, single-responsibility feature teams, improving operational efficiency, and driving innovation through robust architecture, testing, and CI/CD practices.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Technical Lead
Lloyds Banking Group
Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)
Technical Lead for the Diary Manager platform, leading five feature teams (45 engineers) to deliver full-stack TypeScript modernisation, agentic AI integration, and database consolidation affecting ~10,000 colleagues and ~3M monthly customers; maintained ~60% hands-on contribution while driving delivery and stakeholder alignment.
Senior Software Engineer
Lloyds Banking Group
Apr 2024 - Dec 2024 (8 months)
Built a workforce management ecosystem replacing spreadsheet processes and third-party dependencies; developed React TypeScript frontends and Node.js/PostgreSQL backends, deployed on-premises and to GCP using CI/CD best practices.
Senior Software Engineer
Lloyds Banking Group
Nov 2022 - Apr 2024 (1 year 5 months)
Delivered pension and fund applications using React and TypeScript, containerised services on GCP, implemented comprehensive automated testing, and integrated BigQuery/Tableau for data visualisation to improve operational efficiency.
Software Developer
Shot Scope Technologies
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 (2 months)
Full-stack developer for a golf performance platform; built reusable React components and Node.js APIs that supported a 25% increase in user engagement during a short-term contract.
Student Software Engineer
Northcoders
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022 (3 months)
Completed an intensive software engineering bootcamp focused on modern JavaScript frameworks and collaborative development, delivering team projects and improving practical engineering skills.
Software Engineer
Fieldwork Robotics
Jan 2020 - Mar 2021 (1 year 2 months)
Developed embedded perception modules in C++ and Python for field robots, improving detection accuracy and establishing testing workflows that reduced regressions and eased sensor integration.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Manchester
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Engineering
2016 - 2019
Grade: First Class Honours
Completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Engineering, graduating with First Class Honours.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United KingdomAuthorized to work in
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Skills
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