Robert Gates is a hands-on technology leader and Chief Architect & Innovation Officer based in London with 11 years of progressive experience driving platform and engineering transformation at Duco. He has risen through roles from Senior Engineer and Head of Platform Engineering to interim VP of Engineering and now leads breakthrough innovation and architecture strategy, blending deep technical craft with organizational leadership. Known for translating complex financial and enterprise needs into pragmatic, scalable systems, he combines a tester’s attention to detail (background in QA) with strategic product thinking. An Oxford-trained engineer, he’s comfortable switching between code, cloud platforms and high-level roadmaps, and he cultivates teams that ship reliable, auditable systems. Colleagues describe him as the type of leader who still dives into technical problems personally while steering long-term innovation.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
King's College School, Wimbledon
First Engineering Science, First Engineering Science at University of Oxford
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Robert Gates - Chief Architect & Innovation Officer