Summary
Edward Walker is a frontend-focused software developer with nine years’ experience building high-performance, user-centric web and cross-platform applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, React and Vue. He has contributed to large-scale SaaS projects and multi-tenant mobile apps, bringing expertise in TDD/BDD, CI/CD, testing (Jest, Cypress, Storybook) and performance optimisation to deliver reliable, maintainable UIs. Comfortable leading agile teams—he has served as Scrum Master—Edward pairs craftsmanship with practical product impact, having rebuilt university sites that doubled engagement and shipped offline-first features for real-world usage. His background in project management and web operations informs a pragmatic approach to tradeoffs between UX, scalability and delivery. Always curious, he maintains a portfolio and active GitHub while continually exploring modern tooling like TanStack libraries, Ionic/Capacitor and Framer Motion to add polish and resilience to interfaces.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Manor C of E School, York
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History, 2:1, Bachelor of Arts (BA), History, 2:1 at Northumbria University
Software Development, Information Technology, Pass with Merit, Software Development, Information Technology, Pass with Merit at Edinburgh Napier University