Summary
Guy Harwood is a Technical Architect with 20+ years of experience designing, developing and delivering secure, scalable systems for large public and private sector programmes, including the UK Government, BBC and Tesco. He blends hands-on full-stack development (TypeScript/Node, C#, .NET, SQL/NoSQL) with cloud-native architecture and platform engineering, repeatedly driving performance, security and CI/CD improvements on Azure. Notable achievements include architecting the Multiplication Tables Check digital service that reliably supports 750,000+ pupils annually and building on-demand infrastructure automation for Tesco’s enterprise estate. He’s skilled at improving developer experience, optimising delivery processes and leading distributed teams across Bulgaria and India. Pragmatic and standards-driven, Guy applies TDD/BDD, SOLID and 12-factor principles to produce auditable, maintainable systems while mentoring engineers and recruiting high-performing teams.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer