Room to scale.
Space to grow.
Modernising a business-critical platform while helping a small engineering team take greater ownership.
Read the storyHANDS-ON ENGINEERING LEADER
Good systems.
Great people.
Built together.
I’m Dawid. I write code, build dependable platforms, and help engineering teams grow. I lead by staying close to the work.
Explore my work My approach to leadership
A thoughtful approach.
Still writing the code.
12+ YEARS OF BUILDING & LEADINGA few things I’m proud of
EXPERIENCE ACROSS
PRODUCTS & PEOPLEShoptimised.loqboxGFD Tradingedward
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PRODUCTS & PEOPLEShoptimised.loqboxGFD Tradingedward
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01 / SELECTED WORK
A few things
I’m proud of.
Real challenges. Thoughtful decisions.
Progress made together.
Room to scale.
Behind every payment,
there’s a person.
Making high-volume payment collection faster, safer, and easier for the team to operate with confidence.
Read the storyPAYMENT COLLECTION02 / 03
Same scale.
A shorter wait.
A shorter wait.
Before10h
After~2h
~200,000 payments per run✓ Safe retries
10h → ~2hfor around 200,000 payments
Complex choices.
A clearer journey.
Turning thousands of possible roof-window configurations into a guided journey from selection to fulfilment.
Read the story02 / HOW I LEAD
The work matters.
So do the people
doing it.
I care about the conditions people need to do good work: clarity, trust, useful feedback, and room to take ownership.
That shapes how I lead, whether I’m discussing someone’s next step or working through an architectural decision.
Help people become
the person they can be.
At Shoptimised, I coached a Senior Developer into a Lead role through real planning and technical scenarios. They went on to mentor others and own more of the team’s decisions.
Confidence grows through ownership.Bring people into
the conversation early.
I involve engineers in shaping the problem, scoping the work and choosing the approach. Shared understanding gives people the context to make better decisions.
Good ideas need room to be heard.Make it safe to learn.
Keep the standards high.
At LOQBOX, I combined practical coaching and blameless learning with better tests, reviews and release practices. Thoughtful feedback helps people move forward.
Care and accountability belong together.03 / A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Still curious.
Still building.
I’m an engineer who leads. I still write production code, work through architectural decisions, and help the team turn ideas into working software.
I’ve worked across ecommerce, fintech and SaaS, from customer-facing products to the systems behind them. I enjoy getting close to a problem, understanding the constraints, and building a practical way forward.
Outside those roles, I created EIO Medical Card, an NFC and QR-based product for people with long-term health conditions. Building something of my own gave me another perspective on product ownership.
Right now, I’m exploring new ways to build.
This portfolio is one of them.
A JOURNEY OF GROWING RESPONSIBILITY
2025 — NOW
ShoptimisedHands-on CTO
Writing code, shaping architecture & leading the team
2022 — 2025
LOQBOXLead Developer
Fintech, architecture & technical leadership
2020 — 2022
GFD TradingSenior Full Stack Developer
Product ownership & ecommerce
2019 — 2020
Hush DigitalSenior Full Stack Developer
Customer journeys & client collaboration
2014 — 2019
Edward RobertsonJunior → Senior Developer
Client ownership & mentoring
04 / LET’S TALK
Good things start
with a conversation.
Looking for someone who can connect technical depth with thoughtful leadership? I’d be happy to talk.
[email protected]