Alec Doran-twyford
Senior Software Engineer at Deliveroo
Welwyn Hatfield, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAlec Doran-twyford is a senior full-stack software engineer with 11 years’ experience building consumer-focused products, currently shaping delivery platform features at Deliveroo. He combines strong Java and cloud-native backend expertise (Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Docker) with front-end React and Node skills, having migrated monoliths to microservices and upgraded critical search infrastructure at Rightmove. Known for an organised, customer-first approach and hands-on leadership, he pairs technical delivery with people skills, often stepping into client-facing and scrum-mastering roles. Alec’s background spans public-sector systems (HMCTS, HMPPS) and startups, reflecting adaptability across regulated and fast-moving environments. Outside work he’s an avid tinkerer—drone enthusiast, amateur photographer and ex-backpacker—bringing curiosity and practical problem-solving to product development.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Part-Time - Course, Product Management, Completed, Part-Time - Course, Product Management, Completed at General AssemblyBSc (Hons), Computer Science, First, BSc (Hons), Computer Science, First at University of HertfordshireBTEC National Diploma, IT & Business Practitioner, DMM, BTEC National Diploma, IT & Business Practitioner, DMM at Oaklands College
English
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Github Skills (66)
document-management10
application10
java10
spring-boot10
docker10
swagger-docs10
spring-security9
authorisation9
spring9
reform9
api8
jenkins8
angular2-cookie7
gatling7
elasticsearch6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
alectronic0/android-example-projects
May 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:58 commits, 1 PR, 51 pushes in 1 year 6 months
hmcts/document-management-performance-tests
Dec 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:14 commits, 9 PRs, 30 pushes in 4 months
end-to-enddocument-managementtestingperformance-testsservice-management
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