Carl Partridge is a seasoned engineering leader and founder with over two decades of experience building scalable B2B SaaS and AI-enabled products, currently serving as Head of Engineering and fractional CTPO for startups. He founded and scaled UrbanThings (creator of Bus Checker) to a multimillion-pound exit and now rapidly prototypes MVPs, GPT integrations and agentic AI for PropTech and education. Comfortable shifting between hands-on full-stack development and executive strategy, he has led teams, architected resilient microservices, and shipped multimodal conversational AI products like Debate Mate (2025). Based in London, he blends technical depth in AI and systems design with a strong product sensibility and storytelling background from a prior career in broadcasting. Notably, he continues to advise and implement AI strategy across diverse organisations while championing responsible tech for families via Smartphone Free Childhood.
13 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Computer Science Artificial Intelligence & Psychology, BSc Computer Science Artificial Intelligence & Psychology at University of Nottingham
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