Summary
Tom Roman is a software engineer with 10 years' experience specializing in backend Java microservices for OTT platforms, currently building authorization and metadata services for Peacock, SkyShowtime and NOW at Sky. He progressed from a Level 4 Software Engineering apprenticeship into core services work, driving migrations to newer Java versions and creating observability tooling to visualize platform traffic. Comfortable in Agile, TDD and CI/CD environments, he focuses on reliable, RESTful service design and pragmatic monitoring solutions. Based in Manchester/London, he blends hands-on engineering with product-facing delivery, turning requirements into production-grade features. A practical problem-solver, he has built internal developer-facing visualizations (a large “globe” traffic view) that make system load and health immediately obvious to colleagues.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer