Elliot Ford
Technical Lead at Pirum
East Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolElliot Ford is a Technical Lead and Scala/full‑stack developer with 11 years’ experience delivering enterprise-grade systems from defence to fintech. Currently leading engineering at Pirum after a string of Scala contracting roles, he blends hands‑on functional programming expertise with practical team leadership and delivery focus. His background includes senior positions at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence and Lockheed Martin, giving him experience with security-conscious, regulated environments. Elliot holds a first-class BSc in Computer Software Engineering from the University of Hertfordshire and frequently moves between hands-on coding and architecting solutions. Known for thriving in contract and permanent roles, he brings a knack for quickly assimilating domain constraints and stabilising legacy systems while introducing modern Scala practices. Based in East Hertfordshire, he’s available for hire and able to pivot between full‑stack delivery and technical leadership.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Software Engineering, First-class honours, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Software Engineering, First-class honours at University of HertfordshireA-Levels, Mixed, A-Levels, Mixed at Simon Balle
Github Skills (53)
asynchronous10
simulation10
continuation10
concurrent-programming10
concurrent10
raii10
effects10
scalajs10
compile10
artificial-life10
functional-programming10
concurrency10
async9
linq9
compile-time9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Ellzord/JALSE-HappyCows
Feb 2015 - Aug 2017
Contributions:57 commits, 1 PR, 55 pushes in 2 years 6 months
java
Ellzord/JALSE-Messengers
Mar 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:43 commits, 41 pushes in 4 months
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