Summary
Tariq Khan is a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer based in London with over a decade of professional experience building web and mobile systems for large enterprises and the flexible workplace sector. He combines hands-on expertise across modern front- and back-end stacks (React, Angular, Node, TypeScript) with cloud and DevOps practices (AWS, Docker, Serverless, CI/CD) to deliver robust, production-grade services. His background spans accessibility-focused UI work and performance-conscious backend engineering, informed by early roles in retail and higher education that honed his pragmatic debugging and user-centered approach. At essensys he drives cross-functional delivery using Agile tooling and polyglot technologies (PHP/.NET, MySQL/MongoDB/DynamoDB), bridging legacy systems and modern microservices. Colleagues value his steady leadership in complex integrations and his habit of applying web standards and accessibility best practices even in fast-moving delivery cycles.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computing, 2:1 with Honours, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computing, 2:1 with Honours at London Metropolitan University
GCSE, IT, English Language, English Literature, Bengali, Art and Design, Mathematics, Double Science, Grade achieved: 8 x A-C, GCSE, IT, English Language, English Literature, Bengali, Art and Design, Mathematics, Double Science, Grade achieved: 8 x A-C at Highbury Grove School
BTec GNVQ Advanced, Business and Financial Forecasting Monitoring, Grade achieved: Distinction / 24 A-Level points, BTec GNVQ Advanced, Business and Financial Forecasting Monitoring, Grade achieved: Distinction / 24 A-Level points at City and Islington College
English, Bengali, Hindi