Summary
David Bayon is a Senior Software Engineer based in London with 11 years of experience delivering scalable Java applications. He is currently at Zopa, focusing on building robust microservices with Spring Boot, event-driven patterns using Kafka, and cloud infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes, backed by MySQL and DynamoDB. His prior roles at Nutmeg and Rightmove—along with Deloitte Digital—involve modernizing legacy code, designing new microservices, and working across DevOps with Jenkins, Gradle, Docker, and Pact tests, with some front-end React work. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Leeds. Beyond software, he has a rich background as a freelance journalist and copywriter, including work for Canonical and Dennis Publishing, which underscores strong communication and stakeholder-facing skills that complement his technical work.
11 years of coding experience