Summary
Chris Michael is a seasoned Software Engineering Manager with 20+ years of experience designing and delivering complex frontend systems, currently leading engineering at DXC Technology. He combines deep technical expertise in Angular, RxJS, NgRx and frontend architecture with a modern focus on AI-augmented development to boost velocity without sacrificing production quality. Chris has driven large-scale eCommerce and healthcare projects, introduced robust testing and CI/CD practices, and built an open-source NPM test runner with Puppeteer and Playwright adapters to enable shift-left debugging. He is a hands-on mentor and capability builder who regularly delivers internal training and manages small engineering cohorts end-to-end. His background ranges from PROLOG-based expert systems and hospital integrations (HL7/ASTM) to greenfield single-page applications, reflecting a rare blend of legacy systems empathy and cutting-edge tooling. Based in the Borough of Runnymede, he pairs pragmatic engineering leadership with a habit of shipping developer-focused tooling that improves day-to-day productivity.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
2:ii BSc Hons, Materials Science, 2:ii BSc Hons, Materials Science at The University of Manchester