Summary
Andy Noton is a Full Stack Engineer based in the Greater Cardiff Area with six years of professional experience building data-driven web systems and services. He has progressed from Senior Data Engineer at The Guardian to Senior Scala Engineer at Synechron and now returns to The Guardian as a Full Stack Engineer, evidencing strong domain expertise in media-scale data and backend systems. His background blends practical engineering with leadership experience from running Subtle Energies Ltd for nearly two decades, giving him an entrepreneurial eye for product and operations. Comfortable across the stack, he brings Scala and data engineering chops together with front-end and production deployment skills to deliver end-to-end solutions. Educated in Mechanical Engineering with German at the University of Bath, he combines analytical rigour with cross-cultural communication strengths. He’s the kind of engineer who moves fluidly between data pipelines and application features, turning complex datasets into usable, reliable user-facing functionality.
5 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Mechanical Engineering with German, Mechanical Engineering with German at University of Bath