Summary
Adam Goldstone is a lead software developer with eight years of experience building web applications across Ruby on Rails, .NET, React, and classic front-end technologies. Currently covering a sabbatical at the UK Ministry of Justice, he progressed there from junior roles to senior and now lead responsibilities, demonstrating strong delivery in public-sector systems. His background includes apprenticeships and junior development posts in housing and education, giving him practical empathy for user-focused, mission-driven software. Adam pairs formal engineering education with hands-on full‑stack training (Free Code Camp and a Level 3 apprenticeship), which informs his pragmatic approach to maintainable code and team upskilling. Comfortable shipping both back-end services and responsive UIs, he is experienced at navigating large organisational contexts and accelerating projects from prototype to production. A detail not immediately obvious: his early governance and student‑union leadership roles suggest he brings governance awareness and stakeholder management to technical delivery.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Level 3 Apprenticeship, Level 3 Apprenticeship at QA
Certificate in Full Stack Web Development, Certificate in Full Stack Web Development at Free Code Camp
King David High School
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) at University of Birmingham