Summary
Steve Musgrave is a Ruby on Rails developer with 12 years of professional experience who transitioned from a PhD-backed career in biotechnology into software via Makers Academy. He brings strong TDD discipline and has delivered business-critical systems—workflow engines, customer portals and web services—for clients including Alliants, Techstars and Soho House. Comfortable as a freelancer and in enterprise teams, he’s maintained Rails microservices for booking and membership systems and built portals for diverse sectors from tax refunds to a New York museum of espionage. His background in pharma and senior ops roles gives him a pragmatic, compliance-minded approach to engineering and product delivery.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Tech (Hons), Applied Biology, BSc Tech (Hons), Applied Biology at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
Makers Academy
PhD, Biotechnology, PhD, Biotechnology at University of Dundee