Summary
Adrian Ritchie is a lead developer with 11 years of professional experience designing and supporting 24/7 trading systems built as .NET Core microservices running on Kubernetes. He combines hands-on architecture and DevOps—RabbitMQ/MassTransit messaging, Elasticsearch, Redis, MSSQL, BitBucket Pipelines, ArgoCD and OctopusDeploy—to keep international, high‑availability systems performing reliably. He has deep domain experience in document management, payroll and offshore accounting systems and has led cross‑border tier‑3 squads and release management for global teams. A serial builder and founder, he also runs community initiatives like Makerspace Guernsey and previously founded Kodo Ltd., reflecting a blend of technical leadership and grassroots entrepreneurship. Outside work he pursues off‑road motorbiking across Spain, a hobby that mirrors his comfort with calculated risk and adaptive problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Grammar School
BSc, Computer Science (Software Engineering), BSc, Computer Science (Software Engineering) at University of Hertfordshire