Matt Hinchliffe is a seasoned technical lead with 15 years of experience designing and delivering web experiences across media and fintech, currently leading engineering at the Financial Times. He began building websites over two decades ago and has progressed through developer and leadership roles at FT, Lonely Planet, Smart Pension and Which?, blending hands-on front-end craftsmanship with team and delivery leadership. Comfortable bridging product and engineering, he has repeatedly returned to FT in increasingly senior technical roles, demonstrating strong institutional knowledge and trusted stewardship of complex web platforms. Based in England with a background in Creative Digital Media, he brings a designer’s attention to detail to engineering decisions. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who mentors teams while still enjoying the craft of coding.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
National Diploma Multimedia, National Diploma Multimedia at Hereford College of Arts
BA Hons Creative Digital Media, BA Hons Creative Digital Media at University of Worcester
🖖 A convenient wrapper for node-mocks-http which makes testing Express controllers and middleware easy.
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Matt Hinchliffe - Technical Lead at Financial Times