Hub is a start-up established by PIMCO, Man Group, S&P Global, Microsoft and State Street. Their mission is to revolutionise middle and back office systems in the asset management sector. They offer a cloud-native, scalable streaming platform with real-time data management.

I joined Hub as the first Frontend developer which was an incredible experience. I was able to see our codebase grow from 0 lines of code to having 5 different frontend applications. I worked with technologies including React, Typescript, MUI, Storybook, Webpack Module Federation and Azure DevOps. I was also able to assist with backend tasks involving Spring Boot and Java. During my time at Hub, I worked closely with many senior architects and the CTO to ensure our frontend was as scalable as possible.

Working at a start-up was insightful as I was able to wear multiple hats and learn different skills like developing a brand new product, how to grow a company, and how to set the foundations of your system efficiently. During my time there I was able to lead 50+ interviews, grow our frontend team from 1 developer to 8, and act as the teams Product Owner and Scrum Master at the beginning.

One of my favourite experience was to create and lead a UI Chapter to promote developers taking ownership of their work and improve our existing tech stack. It was great hearing other peoples ideas and seeing the ideas developed!

I graduated with a First class degree in MEng Computer Science with Software Engineering! I received 83% in my Final Year Project – an Android application designed to link organisations with donee’s to reduce wastage and help the community using technologies such as location-based services, gamification and social network analysis. Developed the application using Android Studio and Google’s Firebase Platform.

Some of my favourite modules studied include Intelligent Robotics, Nature Inspired Search & Optimisation, Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing and Software Design Study.

I joined an existing project related to trade bookkeeping as a full-stack developer (front-end: Angular, back-end: stored procedures). During this internship, I learnt how to quickly learn the existing code base in a short space of time. I had no prior experience in Angular or stored procedures, teaching me how to learn languages efficiently! I also realised that I am heavily interested in full-stack development.

As part of a team project with 3 other interns, I developed a prototype for sentiment analysis of financial news.

I lead a team of 10 interns as Project Manager to design a technical solution for the Operations division, resulting in winning the best solution proposed award. Responsibilities as Project Manager included organising meetings with experts in the firm, managing sub-teams to ensure the team is on track and preparing a group presentation.

I worked at Victoria’s Secret’s flagship store in London as a PINK fitting associated where I learnt how to balance the needs of multiple customers simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, whilst coordinating with the merchandise team in a timely fashion.

I left sixth form with A*AA in Maths, Chemistry and Computing. I also gained an AS Level in Physics with a B grade. During my final year, I completed the Extended Project Qualification which was about how algorithms control the society we live in. I was also awarded the “Computing Student of the Year” award for helping my peers learn Python.

Working at Legoland Windsor was my first customer-facing role! I was recognised for achieving the most sales in my department in April.

Over the course of 4 months, I volunteered as an after school club assistant where I developed my activity planning and communication skills.