Summary
Andrew Swait is a Director and Principal Consultant with six years of focused experience architecting and delivering backend-first systems, primarily in Python and Rust, for startups and scale-ups. He leads full-stack development, technical architecture, and team building from his consultancy Pragmatic Software Ltd, repeatedly helping companies migrate monoliths to microservices, unlock revenue through fast feature delivery, and integrate complex third-party systems. His recent contracts span fintech/insurance at Zego, AI and multi-agent platforms at Fetch.ai, and high-throughput pharma analytics leveraging LLMs, showing a knack for pairing domain insight with pragmatic engineering. Beyond coding, he mentors teams in domain modelling, testable design, and refactoring legacy systems to reduce technical debt. Based in Stony Stratford, he combines startup founding experience (ArtTracker) and humanitarian tech work with a taste for building reliable, iteratively delivered software that solves real business problems.
6 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
A Level, History, Latin, Art History, Music, A Level, History, Latin, Art History, Music at Cheltenham College
Bachelor's Degree, Art History, Bachelor's Degree, Art History at Courtauld Institute of Art
Diploma in Intellectual Property and Collections, Intellectual Property Law, Diploma in Intellectual Property and Collections, Intellectual Property Law at Institute of Art & Law
Art & Finance in a Global Market, Art & Finance in a Global Market at Sotheby's Institute of Art