Summary
Stuart Mcfarlane is a Lead Software Developer with 13 years of hands-on experience building full-stack web applications, cloud-backed mobile toolchains, and real-time systems across PHP, Node.js, MySQL, MongoDB and CouchDB. He blends backend expertise in scalable deployments, MVC and REST API design with front-end skills in native JS, React/AngularJS and SVG-driven graphics for interactive tools. Stuart has led projects from ATM and financial middleware to B2B 2D CAD/CNC integrations and a growing sports training SaaS, demonstrating an unusual breadth from low-level device and protocol work to high-level product features. Comfortable shipping end-to-end solutions, he often bridges roles—implementing both APIs and front-end components—and has a track record of professionalizing builds and deployments for faster, reliable releases. Based in Amsterdam, he pairs pragmatic engineering with product-focused iteration, evolving niche applications into broader management platforms.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BIScT, Computer science/Mathematics, BIScT, Computer science/Mathematics at Flinders University
Dutch, English