Summary
Johnny Walker is a senior backend developer and technology leader based in London with over a decade of experience architecting and delivering bespoke web and data systems for clients from Disney to high-growth hospitality and live-entertainment brands. He combines deep PHP/MySQL and Laravel expertise with strong OOP/SOLID practices, TDD, and AWS-driven DevOps to build reliable ETL pipelines, CRMs and KPI dashboards that turn messy data into actionable business insight. As a hands-on Head of Development and Director of Digital Technology, he has led cross-functional teams, run complex migrations of legacy databases, and shipped production systems that inform CFO-level decisions. His background in graphic design and UX gives him a rare edge in aligning technical architecture with user experience and commercial goals. Known for delivering high technical standards under real-world constraints, he thrives on projects that require both engineering rigor and creative problem-solving.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Programming, Psychology, Computer Science, Programming, Psychology at Bangor University
Clown, Clown at Ecole Philippe Gaulier
Ormskirk Grammar School
English