Summary
Liam Keaton is a seasoned technical leader and Global Director of Engineering based in Norwich with over a decade of hands-on experience delivering scalable web and API-driven products. He progressed from systems developer and freelancer to technical director and principal engineer, consistently blending architecture, team leadership, and operational excellence across media, health, fintech and agency environments. At Financial Times he led subscription conversion work and SDK development, while at Human Made Machine he has driven engineering direction from Principal Engineer to global director. Liam combines a strong background in cloud-native tooling (AWS, serverless, CloudFormation) with practical experience in front-end and back-end stacks, CI/CD and A/B experimentation. He also brings a habit of founding technical communities—running and climbing clubs—and took a deliberate sabbatical to travel and reflect, signaling a leadership style that values perspective and sustainable team culture.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
BTEC National Diploma Electronics and Computer Technology, BTEC National Diploma Electronics and Computer Technology at West Suffolk College
MRes Computer Science, MRes Computer Science at Birkbeck, University of London
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Internet technology and applications, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Internet technology and applications at University of Plymouth
English