Summary
Max Duncan is a Senior Software Developer with nine years as an independent consultant specializing in large-scale eCommerce solutions, primarily with Oracle ATG and Java back-ends. He combines hands-on integration experience for major retailers (Canon, Tesco, El Corte Inglés, Shop Direct) with product development work on Site Builder and Momentum. Comfortable across the stack, he prefers backend systems but has practical front-end and API-first CMS experience built using Node.js, React, Docker and AWS serverless services. Recently certified as an AWS Developer and Solutions Architect, he actively explores cloud-native architectures and has a PoC demonstrating API Gateway, Lambda and DynamoDB integration. Max thrives in small teams where experimentation is encouraged and brings a pragmatic, consultancy-honed approach to solving scaling and integration challenges. Based in Auckland, he’s continually expanding beyond Java into modern cloud and JS ecosystems to bridge legacy eCommerce platforms with contemporary architectures.
9 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science at University of Otago
University of Canterbury