Lewis Smallwood
Engineering Manager at Duel Tech
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolLewis Smallwood is a Staff Software Engineer and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner with 11+ years of experience building full-stack, cloud-native systems and leading engineering teams from Bristol. He combines hands-on delivery (TypeScript, Node.js, Angular, C#, Laravel) with platform and DevOps expertise—having improved server security and SSH workflows in notable open-source tooling like Cipi. Lewis has run his own software business, led cross-functional squads through organisational change, and now focuses on accelerating product delivery and AI-native experiences across Duel Tech’s platform. He’s comfortable across infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Docker, serverless, CDK), mobile (React Native, Xamarin, native iOS), and IoT (Arduino, Raspberry Pi), which lets him bridge hardware, backend, and frontend concerns. Known for pragmatic leadership, he balances rapid iteration with scalable architecture and operational resilience, often leading high-impact incident response and platform improvements. Outside the obvious tech stack, he brings formal experience in commercial partnerships and data-centre migrations that strengthen delivery across cloud and on-prem environments.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Secondary Education, Secondary Education at Clevedon SchoolBSc (Hons) Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Computer Science at University of Plymouth
French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (21)
deploying10
scripting10
linux10
ubuntu10
automation10
script10
sh10
automations10
shell10
devops10
ssh10
cloud-computing9
nginx9
php8
openssl8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
andreapollastri/cipi
Sep 2019 - Sep 2019
Install and manage your server like a pro! With Cipi you don’t need to be a Sys Admin to deploy and manage websites and PHP applications powered by cloud VPS.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 8 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Lewis focused on enhancing the server management capabilities of the Cipi project by implementing and refining key features related to SSH access and root account configuration. Their commits introduce functionalities for SSH key-based authentication, moving the private key to a central location, and enabling or disabling root access. These changes also integrate with the deployment scripts, configuring SSH ports and authorized keys to streamline server setup and security. This work appears to streamline the server setup and improve its security.
nginxvps-setupphp82apache2aws
LewisSmallwood/LewisSmallwood
Dec 2021 - Jun 2024
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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