Stuart Craigen is a seasoned full-stack software engineer based in Sheffield with over two decades of experience designing and shipping user-focused web applications. He blends front-end craftsmanship in React/NextJS and complex UI challenges (drag-and-drop, dynamic SVG generation) with robust Node.js backends, Mongo/Cosmos datastores and cloud deployments on Azure and Kubernetes. Stuart has delivered high-impact public sector work using the GDS design system and supported senior decision-makers with data visualisations for Cabinet-level COVID briefings. Comfortable as a sole developer or principal engineer, he drives testing-first delivery (TDD) and CI/CD practices while mentoring teams and improving engineering processes. Trained originally as an architect, he brings an unusually visual and systems-oriented approach to building elegant, maintainable interfaces and data pipelines.
9 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) & Diploma in Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) & Diploma in Architecture at The University of Sheffield
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