Summary
Matthew Arnold is a Development Team Lead with 11 years of hands-on software engineering and technical management experience, currently based in the Greater Bristol Area. He combines ongoing technical contribution with line management across development and QA, driving team processes, pre-development supplier evaluations, and cross-department collaboration. His background spans ecommerce platforms, bespoke CMS/blogging systems, high-profile news site projects (including Olympic and Premier League work), and substantial data migration programs. Skilled in modern JavaScript, front-end testing, Docker and CI tooling, he’s comfortable bridging legacy-system constraints and modern engineering practices. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he frequently leads migrations and platform overhauls while remaining an active coder and on-call infrastructure contributor.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer