Summary
Hazel Russom is a Senior Software Engineer based in Livingston, Scotland, with about a decade of professional experience and nearly four years focused as a full-stack developer at FNZ before moving into senior roles at Codurance. She designs and integrates microservice architectures, blending backend systems work with practical front-end concerns to deliver maintainable, production-ready software. Hazel holds a BEng (Hons) in Computer Software Engineering from Edinburgh Napier, where she also explored AI-related projects that inform her pragmatic approach to engineering. At Codurance she progressed from Software Craftsperson to Senior Software Engineer, demonstrating a commitment to craftsmanship and mentorship. Colleagues describe her as a developer who balances architectural thinking with hands-on delivery, often spotting integration issues early in the lifecycle. She brings a quietly curious mindset that pairs academic grounding in AI with real-world experience building resilient services.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BEng (Hons) Computer Software Engineering, BEng (Hons) Computer Software Engineering at Edinburgh Napier