About me

I am an experienced Web developer and have recently also been solo technical lead for small start-up. Looking for a permanent developer position, preferably in London, that would be non-remote once the pandemic is over.

I am experienced in end-to-end delivery of Web development projects, from initial client meetings through planning, database design, SEO, development, deployment through Dev Ops and delivery. Most of my experience has been with with smaller companies and start-ups, where a good all-rounder is critical.

Skills

Development: Object-oriented PHP, Laravel, Wordpress, Vue 3, Javascript (ES6+), HTML, CSS, MySQL, SPAs, PWAs, REST APIs, W3C accessibility standards.

Dev Ops: Git, Deployer, Packer, PHPUnit, Cypress, Mix, Laravel Dusk, Vagrant, NPM, Composer, WP CLI, Vue CLI, Bitbucket Webhooks.

Project management: Full systems lifecycle project management (Agile and Waterfall), SEO, Trello.

Server: Solid knowledge of Linux, Bash scripting, Nginx configuration, Apache configuration, SSH, SSL/TLS.

Other skills: Basic knowledge of Node.js, Express, MongoDB, JWT, Bootstrap, Bitbucket Pipelines, scripted chatbot development using botman.io.

Darren's work

Laureus World Sports Awards

Sherlock Holmes game

Fold Gallery

National Geographic Kids

Beano Schools

My Theatre Mates

Stage Faves

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