Ciaran Ashton is a Head of Engineering based in London with 11 years of hands-on software experience across startups and consultancies, currently leading engineering at Go Places while directing Oxidate. He is a polyglot developer and pragmatic architect fluent in TypeScript, Rust, Python, Golang and Haskell, known for explaining complex systems clearly and fostering team learning. His background spans product-focused roles from full-stack and principal engineering to senior consultancy engagements at Klarna and Mode, giving him a strong mix of delivery, mentorship and stakeholder-facing experience. Comfortable moving between researchy functional languages and production systems, he brings both academic rigor from a Computer Science degree at Bath and practical shipping discipline. Colleagues would describe him as a problem-solver who prioritises thoughtful design and continuous learning over quick fixes.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree (Hons) Computer Science, Bachelor's degree (Hons) Computer Science at University of Bath
Graph data structures with path finding and traversing algorithms
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