Summary
Miranda Hawkes is a Senior Developer with a decade of software engineering experience focused on building resilient microservices using Scala, Play Framework and Akka, backed by strong SQL/NoSQL and Docker/CICD expertise. She has led technical teams and delivered high-stakes projects for public sector clients (HMRC, Department for Education, NHS) to Government Digital Service standards, and has applied her Scala specialist skills at Disney Streaming and fast-scaling startups. Comfortable in polyglot environments, Miranda also brings frontend, .NET and Azure experience from consultancy work, enabling pragmatic end-to-end delivery. Known for translating complex regulatory and business requirements into maintainable architectures, she combines hands-on coding with mentorship and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Shrewsbury Colleges Group
Advanced Level Apprenticeship in IT, Software, Web & Telecoms Professionals, Advanced Level Apprenticeship in IT, Software, Web & Telecoms Professionals at QA Apprenticeships
Certificate of Higher Education, Certificate of Higher Education at Aston University