Jack Cornish

• Developed and maintained front-end features for fintech applications, enabling seamless drag-and-drop customization similar to Squarespace/Wix for banking apps.
  
• Collaborated closely with designers, backend engineers, and QA teams to ensure smooth integration of BaaS APIs and an optimal user experience.
  
• Led team meetings and cross-functional discussions, improving communication, identifying blockers early, and ensuring timely project delivery despite limited resources.
  
• Designed and implemented bespoke software solutions to address unique challenges within the company’s niche fintech product.
  
• Conducted rigorous testing and QA processes, ensuring high product reliability with minimal bugs at deployment.
  
• Mentored junior developers, providing guidance on best coding practices and improving overall team proficiency.
  
• Managed multiple responsibilities beyond core development, adapting to a fast-paced start-up environment by assisting with product design, deployment strategies, and process improvements.
  
• Delivered projects on strict deadlines, overcoming resource constraints through creative problem-solving, task prioritization, and efficient workflow management.

• Wrote clean, clear and well-tested code for various projects.
• Wrote reusable React components and refactored existing code to make it reusable and to bring it up to coding standards.
• Managed software lifecycle from concept to execution.
• Worked as the lead front end developer, managing other team members and being the liaison between the client and the development team, also by helping make project wide decisions.
• Consulted with project managers to acquire information regarding limitations or capabilities.
• Trained team to develop skills using software applications and hardware.
• Consulted with customers regarding project development and proposals as well as gather requirements.
• Took part in interviewing new candidates, also by helping train new graduate hires as well as mentoring T-level students from Sunderland College

• This role involves using Linux to host virtual machines to access and troubleshoot issues with onboarded systems of train fleets worldwide
• This consisted of identifying problems and trying to fix it virtually by logging into onboard systems via SSH connection or by escalating and having someone visit in person.

• As a Junior Web Developer, I worked on various projects from group work to solo work.
• Monitored technical performance of internal systems and escalated concerns.
• Developed and tested REST APIs to check API responds with wide variety of requests.
• Met regularly with clients and management to determine project scopes and specifications.
• Improved website navigation with clear and intuitive UX mapping.

I had a few non tech jobs in this time whilst at university, whilst being not applicable to working in tech, working those jobs gave me some transferrable skills such as timekeeping and customer service experience.