Summary
Martin Mcgirk is an engineering manager and contract lead developer with nearly a decade of experience delivering business-focused web applications across finance, education, oil & gas and retail. He blends hands-on development (Python, C#, JavaScript/React, SQL) with architecture and delivery leadership, currently guiding a team of six to launch a tax-accounting platform and previously directing cross-functional teams at MYOB, QBE and Lendlease. Martin has repeatedly shipped first-of-its-kind integrations—such as the earliest NZ tax filings via new APIs—and built infrastructure that reduces time-to-market, including CI/CD component libraries and automated design-token workflows. He excels at translating regulatory and commercial requirements into reliable production systems and is as comfortable implementing PDFs and payment gateways as he is defining solution architecture and stakeholder strategy. Based in Sydney and open to contract roles, he pairs pragmatic engineering with a knack for improving operational efficiency across complex, multi-region products.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BEng(Hons), Software Engineering, BEng(Hons), Software Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University
5 Highers, 8 Standard Grades, 5 Highers, 8 Standard Grades at Perth High School