Summary
Joe Worsfold is a Principal Engineer and Technical Director who builds cloud-native, event-driven systems and leads mission-first engineering with Go, TypeScript, and Python. As founder of Stack Foundry UK, he architects high-availability microservices, DevSecOps practices, and complex data pipelines—currently leading a greenfield data transformation and Knowledge Graph program for a global specialty insurer that leverages RAG and LLMs. An AWS AI Award recipient, he combines hands-on delivery with strategic "As-Is" vs "To-Be" roadmapping to unlock business insight from data. His background spans insurance tech, public sector, and consultancy at Accenture/Infinity Works, giving him a pragmatic approach to observable, secure systems at scale. Based in London, he pairs an academic foundation in computer science with a humanities BA, bringing both analytical rigor and context-aware problem framing. He also maintains a separate primary GitHub account beyond the student profile, signaling ongoing practical experimentation and code-first leadership.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA) History, Bachelor of Arts (BA) History at Royal Holloway, University of London
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Birkbeck, University of London
GCE Advanced Level Law History Politics Business and Mathematics, GCE Advanced Level Law History Politics Business and Mathematics at The Sixth Form College Colchester