Colin Howe
Head Of Engineering EMEA at Various startups
Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolColin Howe is a seasoned engineering leader with 15 years’ experience building and scaling teams and technology across startups and fast-growing product companies, currently Head of Engineering EMEA at Ashby. A Cambridge-trained mathematician and computer scientist, he blends hands-on Python and React engineering with architectural judgment and AWS-driven operational rigor. He has held CTO and interim head roles at companies like Conversocial, Juggle Jobs and Prolific, and now splits time mentoring and advising startups while shipping product. Known for turning early-stage stacks into reliable, scalable platforms, he brings a pragmatic mix of technical depth and people-first leadership shaped by extensive cross‑functional delivery.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA Mathematics and Computer Science, Master of Arts - MA Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Cambridge
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (120)
network-graph10
python-client10
django-debug-toolbar10
mongoose-plugin10
social-network-analysis10
django9
api9
mongoengine9
debug9
facebook9
dumper9
graph9
mongodb9
jquery8
sql8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
hmarr/django-debug-toolbar-mongo
Jun 2011 - Jan 2015
MongoDB panel for the Django Debug Toolbar
Contributions:18 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 3 years 7 months
django-debug-toolbarpythontoolbardjangopanel
colinhowe/mysqlpartialdump
Jan 2011 - May 2016
Contributions:53 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 5 years 5 months
dumperpartialmysql
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