Sam Holman
Head Of Engineering at Cox Automotive Europe
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Holman is a seasoned engineering leader with 18+ years of experience guiding software engineering, QA, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and delivery across fast-moving consumer and platform businesses. Currently Head of Engineering at Cox Automotive Europe, he specialises in building and scaling high-performing cross-functional teams and consolidating legacy platforms into unified, maintainable architectures. He has driven API and platform strategies—introducing GraphQL federation and Go migrations—to improve developer experience, reliability, and delivery velocity. Sam pairs hands-on technical ownership with a strong focus on operational excellence, observability, and automated release processes, while also managing budgets and stakeholder alignment. Known for turning struggling teams into cohesive units, he combines practical coaching with measurable improvements in SDLC and incident response. Based in Leeds, he blends product-focused thinking with deep engineering craft and a track record of enabling business expansion through third-party integrations.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Computer Science, BSc Computer Science at University of HullBoroughbridge High School
English
Github Skills (2)
golang2
go1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
samholman/dev-env-provisioning
Sep 2014 - Sep 2014
Contributions:20 commits in 13 days
samholman/dotfiles
Jul 2014 - Apr 2020
Contributions:24 commits, 68 pushes in 5 years 9 months
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