Ryan Wells is an engineering manager and founder with 11 years of experience building cloud-native marketing technology and privacy-forward systems from startups to scale-ups. He has led teams at GitLab, Shopify, Skyscanner and others, delivering high-impact projects such as Shopify’s regionally configurable granular consent system and cookie-purpose blocking with zero-downtime rollouts. As founder of BigAlbum he combines product-focused entrepreneurship with hands-on delivery, simplifying guest photo sharing while continuing to ship against long-term roadmaps. Known for growing high-performing, psychologically safe teams, he pairs people-first management with strong cloud cost and platform stewardship. Based in Falkirk, Scotland, Ryan brings a practical blend of technical leadership, stakeholder collaboration and a background in theatre that helps him pivot roles and communicate effectively under pressure.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Graeme High School
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computing Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computing Science at University of Glasgow
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