Allan Hortle is a Lead Software Engineer based in Hobart, Tasmania with 13 years of experience building front-end driven products and leading engineering teams. He progressed from front-end developer roles into senior full-stack and product-facing positions, blending UI craftsmanship with product management instincts. Currently leading engineering at Tactiq, he has a proven track record delivering customer-focused web applications across startups like BigDatr and Blue Flag. Allan’s background in Animation and Interactive Media gives him a strong visual and interaction design sensibility that informs pragmatic, user-centered engineering decisions. He’s comfortable bridging design and code, mentoring teams, and shipping iterative improvements that balance polish with velocity. Colleagues describe him as a thoughtful technical leader who turns complex UX requirements into maintainable front-end architectures.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Animation and Interactive Media, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Animation and Interactive Media at RMIT University
Contributions:2 releases, 25 PRs, 61 pushes in 4 years 8 months
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