Summary
Andy Muir is a pragmatic Staff Engineer and software craftsman with over 30 years in IT and a BSc (Hons) in Computing Science, currently helping retail banking teams deliver a SaaS platform. He specializes in Java and Kafka, champions XP, TDD, BDD and Clean Code, and has repeatedly raised delivery quality through hands-on leadership and process improvements. Andy has extensive consultancy experience across startups and large enterprises—including Disney, Sky and Marks & Spencer—bringing domain versatility from banking and insurance to retail and publishing. Known for introducing practices like contract testing and CI pipelines, he combines team coaching with coding to unblock legacy systems and accelerate feature delivery. As an independent contractor and frequent senior hire, he blends deep technical craft with an aptitude for helping young teams scale under client pressure.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Belmont Academy
BSc (Hons) Computing Science Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Computing Science Computer Science at University of Stirling
Portuguese, English