Summary
Barry J is a Lead Developer specialising in AI services with three decades of software experience and 11 years focused in roles from senior JavaScript developer to CTO at WSD Ltd. He now leads the AI services platform, building generative AI models, automation frameworks and chatbots tailored to financial services while keeping cloud-native microservices, security and compliance central. A full-stack engineer at heart, he primarily ships JavaScript and GenAI applications and bridges hands-on development with strategic technical leadership. His career blends deep product delivery—running PRIIP Cloud and frontline web teams—with executive oversight, giving him rare visibility from code to board-level risk decisions. Based in Swindon, he favours pragmatic, commercially driven AI solutions that directly reduce operational friction rather than experimental proofs-of-concept. Understated but influential, he combines decades-long institutional knowledge with a current focus on deployable GenAI that meets regulatory needs.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer