Summary
Mark O'dowd is a software engineer with nine years of experience building user-focused, scalable web applications using React, Next.js, Django, TypeScript, Python and Rust. He has shipped UI and full-stack features across enterprise and product-focused teams—most recently at Dawson Andrews—bringing practical experience from analytics platforms at Hurree to video-first engineering at VML Technology. Comfortable working across frontend performance, backend reliability and AWS-powered deployments, he blends a designer’s attention to UX with strong engineering discipline. A continuous learner who transitioned from a Music Technology background into software engineering, he brings a creative, signal-processing mindset to solving complex product problems. Known for collaborative code reviews and pragmatic optimizations, he aims to deliver measurable business outcomes such as improved performance and engagement. Based in Lurgan, Northern Ireland, he pairs regional roots with experience contributing to modern web stacks and cloud-native workflows.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Zero To Mastery Academy
Bachelor’s Degree BSc in Music Technology & Sonic Arts, Bachelor’s Degree BSc in Music Technology & Sonic Arts at Queen's University Belfast
Higher National Diploma Music Technology, Higher National Diploma Music Technology at Southern Regional College - Armagh
English, Irish