Miles Wheeler-smith is a pragmatic Lead Developer with 15+ years of experience delivering user-focused, scalable web applications and a proven track record of evolving from PHP full-stack work to modern TypeScript-driven architectures. He has led teams at Travel Chapter and Cisco, building developer-first practices, shared UI libraries, and squad structures that measurably improved onboarding, autonomy and delivery. Miles combines deep front-end expertise in React, Next.js and accessibility-driven design with back-end system thinking, having shipped mission-critical messaging and booking systems that cut operational overhead and integrated multiple acquisitions. He’s equally comfortable mentoring engineers and interviewing to grow teams, and has a knack for refactoring legacy platforms into maintainable, high-velocity stacks. Based in Worcester, UK, he champions inclusive digital experiences and pragmatic engineering trade-offs that balance speed, quality and user needs.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
National Diploma for IT Practitioners Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology, National Diploma for IT Practitioners Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at Heart of Worcestershire College
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Miles Wheeler-smith - Lead Developer at Travel Chapter