Python/Django developer based in London, with 6 years building and supporting web applications – from a transit SaaS platform to election systems and digital media. MSc in Cyber Security (Distinction), so I write code with security in mind from the start.

What I work with: Python · Django · Django REST Framework · Wagtail · PostgreSQL · Redis · Celery · React/TypeScript · Docker · GitHub Actions / GitLab CI

Things I've done

• Cut API response times from 400–500ms to 80–100ms through query and serializer optimisation
• Restored a crashed production platform within 2 hours during a live traffic spike
• Fixed Postgres connection starvation with PgBouncer and removed N+1 queries
• Built Refine dashboards featured as an early-adopter case study by the Refine team (link)

Featured project

• charity-wagtail-CMS – Wagtail/Django charity site, test-first with pytest, GitHub Actions CI, Dockerised

Writing

• Running background tasks in Django with Celery
• How and when to use GenericForeignKey in Django

📫 LinkedIn · Open to Django roles in the UK

Outside code: I love cooking – if I weren't a developer, I'd probably be a chef.