Summary
Mark Tyers is a pragmatic engineering leader and Head of Platforms with 11+ years building scalable AWS serverless systems, AI-driven analytics, and resilient IoT/PWA products for healthcare, logistics and retail. He combines hands-on architecture and TypeScript/NodeJS development with platform strategy, CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code to deliver production-grade solutions that integrate sensors, RFID/GPS, Cognito SAML auth and cloud databases like Neptune and Aurora. His work spans prototyping neural/NLP models with GPT-3 through to hardened, cost-effective serverless deployments and developer-friendly pipelines using GitHub Actions and SAM. A former academic and startup founder, he brings rare experience translating research and teaching into commercial products and coaching teams new to mobile, Flutter or modern browser APIs. Notably, Mark has influenced national projects (advising on the NHS Covid app) and led award-winning autonomous vehicle teams, reflecting a blend of systems thinking and hands-on engineering. He’s based in Coventry and is known for accelerating teams’ adoption of Co-Pilot and modern tooling to shorten delivery cycles without sacrificing quality.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
PGCE, Secondary Technology, PGCE, Secondary Technology at Greenwich University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Maximising the Impact of Peer-Based Learning in Multidisciplinary Teams, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Maximising the Impact of Peer-Based Learning in Multidisciplinary Teams at Coventry University
French