Summary
Otis Sutton is a Senior Software Engineer based in Waipawa, New Zealand, with 11 years of experience building and leading web and front-end projects across startups and product teams. He currently drives engineering at The Conqueror Challenges and has held technical lead and senior developer roles at Fingermark, Cucumber and other organisations, blending hands-on coding with team mentorship. Pragmatic about engineering choices, he focuses on shipping reliable, maintainable workflows rather than chasing purity. His background includes accessibility engineering and testing early in his career, which informs a user-focused approach to feature delivery. Outside work he’s a recreational fisherman, a detail that reflects a patient, results-oriented temperament applied to complex engineering problems.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Taikura Rudolf Steiner Hastings