Summary
Matt Parker is a Principal Consultant and seasoned software architect based in Greater Cambridge with over 15 years' experience delivering Java and AWS cloud solutions across retail, travel and enterprise clients. He has a track record of leading end-to-end projects—shaping architecture, mentoring teams and delivering production systems at companies from HMV and Arcadia to Miki Travel and Infinity Works. Comfortable switching between hands-on development and high-level design, he excels at turning complex business requirements into pragmatic, scalable systems. His MSc in Computer Science underpins a methodical approach to engineering, and his career longevity reflects a knack for evolving technical stacks while keeping delivery predictable. Unusually for an architect, he remains deeply involved in implementation details, ensuring architectures are both elegant and operationally sound.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Computer Science, MSc, Computer Science at University of East Anglia