👋 Hi there, I'm Stewart - aka Stewie or SweptSquash

I'm a self-taught Senior Full-Stack engineer passionate about building elegant, efficient software solutions and fostering great developer experiences. I specialise in Laravel, PHP, VueJS, NuxtJS, TailwindCSS but my skills also extend to DevOps including AWS, Docker and CI/CD Workflows ensuring seamless deployment.

Driven by an entrepreneurial mindset, I align technical strategies with business goals, constantly seeking to add value through innovative solutions. When I'm not coding, I love diving into immersive video games like Halo, Battlefield, Call of Duty.

🚀 Current Role

As a Senior Engineer at Expansive Solutions, I'm responsible for delivering key features and eliminating those pesky bugs that pop up.

My active contributions:

• Improved Coding Practices
• Managing CI/CD Pipeline
• Managing Local Docker Images for developer experience
• Managing Developer Setup Experience

🚀 Previous Role

As the Lead Engineer at AVRillo, I led the team in adopting modern engineering practices that streamlined development and improved team efficiency:

• Established coding standards for a more consistent codebase.
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines
• Migrated task management to JIRA, fostering transparency and accountability.
• Automated developer onboarding with bash scripts, cutting setup time by 50%.

My contributions resulted in:

• Improved developer satisfaction and morale
• Enhanced clarity in expectations and workflows
• Significant performance boosts across services through automation
• A streamlined and consistent developer experience
• Simplified onboarding processes for new team members

🌐 Skills & Technologies

• Languages: PHP, HTML, JavaScript, C++ (Basic)
• Frontend: VueJS, ReactJS
• Frameworks: Laravel, NuxtJS, TailwindCSS
• DevOps: AWS, Docker, CloudFlare, CI/CD Workflows
• Other: UI/UX, Ubuntu, JIRA

Connect with me:

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