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Kieran Wakefield

@kieranwakefield

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Senior full stack developer building scalable web applications with AI.

Italy

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a senior role where I can build and modernize scalable full-stack products, improve performance and UX, and ship AI-driven features—working with teams that value quality, clean architecture, and continuous delivery.

I’m a Senior Full Stack Developer with over 10 years of experience building web applications and enterprise systems from the ground up. I’ve worked across the stack—React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and AI—to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

I’ve led projects end-to-end, improved performance in large applications, and modernized legacy systems to make them faster and easier to maintain. Recently, I’ve worked on adding AI-driven features to products, while focusing on SSR/SSG, SEO, and performance tuning to create smoother user experiences.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

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Tietoevry

Aug 2023 - Present (2 years 10 months)

Built fast, scalable web applications using React and Next.js, optimizing load times and reducing API latency to improve overall user experience. Improved SEO by raising Lighthouse scores by 20–30 points and developed Node.js microservices, plus AI/GraphQL integrations for headless commerce.

React Next.js Node Microservices GraphQL Performance Optimization AI Integration

Senior Software Engineer

Sayeef Digital Agency

Apr 2021 - Jul 2023 (2 years 3 months)

Delivered full-stack solutions across manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, retail, and e-commerce by building frontend services with React/Next.js and backend systems with Node, Python, and Django. Refactored legacy modules and optimized database queries, reducing API response times by 35–40% and improving system responsiveness under heavy load.

React Next.js Node Python Django SQL Server API Development Agile Delivery Performance Tuning

Software Engineer

Google

May 2017 - Mar 2021 (3 years 10 months)

Worked on backend systems and infrastructure supporting Google services across European regions, focusing on reliability, scalability, and compliance. Contributed to privacy/security efforts and helped expand cloud infrastructure and internal tooling to improve deployments, monitoring, and performance.

Backend Engineering Cloud Infrastructure & Privacy Compliance Monitoring Reliability Engineering Distributed Systems

Software Engineer

Pitecolab

Aug 2014 - Apr 2017 (2 years 8 months)

Supported enterprise financial software for treasury, cash management, and payment solutions for corporate clients. Improved processing efficiency by optimizing backend queries and frontend rendering, and automated cash forecasting and reconciliation to reduce manual effort by ~25%.

Treasury Management Cash Forecasting Payment Processing Backend SQL Agile Development