Summary
Phillip Gardner is a Senior Software Engineer with five years of experience delivering data-driven products across startups, enterprise and public sector environments. After transitioning from a tech sales background, he taught himself to code via bootcamp and online resources, progressing to lead cloud re-platforms, build CI/CD pipelines, and optimise data processing to cut cloud costs. He’s worked at ThoughtSpot, Experian and CGI and now applies that blend of commercial insight and technical delivery at Wise. Phillip is passionate about widening access to tech for non-traditional entrants and routinely mentors junior engineers to raise team productivity. Notably, his sales-first perspective helps him translate client needs into pragmatic technical direction and measurable business outcomes. Based in Stony Stratford, he brings a pragmatic, product-oriented approach to building reliable, cost-effective engineering solutions.
5 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Full-Stack Web Developer Computer Programming, Full-Stack Web Developer Computer Programming at Le Wagon
Sutton Grammar School
University College London