Summary
Oli Kirkness is a technology leader and CTO in London, guiding product-focused software development at Mascot Technologies, LLC since 2023. With eight years in the field, he specializes in TypeScript full-stack development, product development, and technical leadership, turning design concepts into scalable software. He's driven frontend and backend initiatives across startups, including a stint as Lead Engineer at Collectable and a full-stack role at Planes, with hands-on work in React, React Native, GraphQL, Postgres, AWS, and Next.js. Earlier at WIREWAX, he led frontend development for media services, building UI tooling to visualize and manage video ingestion pipelines. Oli holds a BEng in Product Design Engineering from Loughborough University and completed a Web Development Immersive at General Assembly, grounding his engineering work in strong product thinking. He blends design sensibility with engineering rigor to deliver reliable, high-impact systems in fast-moving teams.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Product Design Engineering, 2:1, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Product Design Engineering, 2:1 at Loughborough University
Web Development Immersive, Web Development Immersive at General Assembly
St Edmunds Canterbury
High School, High School at Gordonstoun School