Kevin Hughes
Head Of Engineering (L2P) at Patchwork Health
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolKevin Hughes is a seasoned technology leader with 15 years of hands-on experience spanning full-stack web development, data engineering, and leadership of cross-functional teams. Currently Head of Engineering for L2P/ Patchwork Health, he combines strategic product thinking with practical delivery—reducing cloud deployment cycles from weeks to hours and improving engagement metrics through culture and coaching. He has driven platform and data transformations at companies like Couchbase, Perkbox and BlueSky Education, introducing modern stacks (Elixir/Phoenix, Spark, AWS) and building data pipelines that turned product usage into actionable insight. Known for fostering professional development and measurable team improvements, he pairs routine 1:1s and clear career ladders with technical mentorship and BDD practices. Based in Manchester, he brings uncommon breadth: from migrating legacy infrastructure to designing real-time KPI dashboards and embedding product-focused engineering across organisations.
15 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Torquay Boys' Grammar SchoolBSc Computer Science, BSc Computer Science at University of Exeter
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Github Skills (47)
python10
ansible9
ssh9
automation8
region8
devops8
infrastructure-as-code7
mastodon-api7
activerecord6
ruby-on-rails6
sql-server6
gateway6
sql6
jquery6
ruby6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
sdc/leap
Jan 2011 - Jul 2015
This is the all new electronic ILP being developed at South Devon College
Contributions:1791 commits, 34 pushes, 11 branches in 4 years 7 months
electronicilpsouth
kevtufc/kevs-playbook
Dec 2017 - Nov 2019
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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