Scott Macdonald
Full Stack Engineer at Insurteam
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Macdonald is a versatile Full Stack Engineer based in Edinburgh with 11 years' experience building scalable web applications and internal tools, blending front-end TypeScript/React/Next.js work with back-end C#/.NET and Python/Django services. He has delivered high-traffic, low-crunch seasonal deployments on Vercel and Azure, and recently led greenfield product work for AI-driven video ideation, transcription (WhisperX), and semantic video search using LLMs and vector embeddings. Comfortable across database-heavy systems (SQL Server) and DevOps pipelines, he writes test suites and tooling that improve team velocity and reliability. His background spans bespoke media and public-sector projects as well as long-term e-commerce automation, showing a practical talent for adapting legacy stacks and automating workflows. Scott’s combination of creative-technology interests and a history of producing production-ready solutions makes him effective at turning experimental ML-driven features into reliable, cost-aware services.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons), Computer Science, BSc (Hons), Computer Science at The University of Edinburgh
Github Skills (13)
ssp8
cuda6
docker6
tensorflow5
deep-learning5
machine-learning5
pytorch5
ai4
kubernetes3
facebook2
instagram2
model-management2
python2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
scotm/canvassing
Dec 2014 - Feb 2017
Contributions:458 commits, 2 PRs, 233 pushes in 2 years 2 months
ssp
scotm/postcode_locator
Feb 2015 - Mar 2019
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
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