Summary
Kevin Rowe is an Engineering Manager based in Singapore with 11 years of experience building high-performance distributed applications using Full Stack JavaScript, TypeScript and React. He has progressed from front-end roles to senior and leadership positions at companies including ByteDance, Funding Circle, and now BitMEX, consistently applying user research, analytics and customer objectives to design pragmatic solutions. Kevin is comfortable shipping across the stack—optimising APIs, scaling backend services and crafting responsive UIs—and bringing product-focused engineering discipline to fast-moving teams. He has led teams through platform and SPA migrations and has a strong background in cross-browser and mobile-first front-end engineering from early roles. Known for combining hands-on coding with technical leadership, he brings a practical emphasis on observability and performance in distributed systems. Educated in Computer Science at Cardiff University, he pairs academic grounding with real-world delivery across fintech, adtech and energy sectors.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Computer Science, BSc Computer Science at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd