Matthew Bill

Experience

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  BoardEx

  Jun 2007 - Apr 2008

  Junior Developer
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  Tribal Group

  Apr 2008 - Apr 2012

  Software Developer

  Create and maintain software products for the Tribal Group. I am currently the Scrum Master for my software development team.

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  Aviva

  Apr 2012 - Jul 2015

  Technical Lead
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  SessionCam Ltd

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2019

  Engineering Manager

  - Managing a cross-functional team of Software Engineers, Data Scientists and Data Analysts, whilst reporting directly to the CTO. - Technically leading the architecture and development of new cloud-native solutions (AWS) using Docker containers and serverless (Python/Node.js).- Responsible for the recruitment of new team members, as well as the implementation of a new department-wide hiring pipeline and induction process.- Handling the day-to-day performance of the team, resolving conflicts and supervising the continuous development and training of staff.- Ensuring the timely delivery of the product roadmap and managing the flow of work/resources across multiple teams for large scale projects.- Developing close relationships with stakeholders and customers to gather regular feedback on product features and communicating progress to the board.- Utilising agile/lean practices to help the team organise their work and supervise deliverables every two weeks.- Driving innovation and R&D to deliver market-leading, data science features using Machine Learning and big data.- Collaborating with other departments to provide business intelligence and facilitating data-driven decisions across the company using analytics tools Show less

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  Corsearch

  Sept 2019 - Jan 2023

  - Executing the company direction as part of the senior leadership team.- Reporting directly into the company founder, whilst managing multiple cross-functional teams.- Responsible for the tech hub office.- Financial forecasting and budgeting for the Engineering department and office.- Working with Product to ensure the successful estimation, costing and delivery of work.- Managing relationships with external contractors and suppliers.- Hiring and retaining world-class talent.- Managing and coaching managers.- Creating team visions, culture and technical strategies.- Ensuring technical excellence and the adoption of best practices.- Transformational change of processes using agile and lean.- Creating scalable organisational structures within a high growth company.- Implementing a progression framework and managing performance.- Providing technical guidance and creating training plans. Show less

  • Technology Director

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Head of Engineering / Technology

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2021
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  Xiatech

  Feb 2023 - now

  Engineering Manager