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The Packed website replatform. From Gulp.js to Vue.js
Cheaply launching an iOS and Android app with React Native
Launching a Shopify store in a weekend
Tom Pain
I am a back-end Software Engineer at Midnite, an esports gambling scale-up, working in the Growth Engineering Team with a focus on building new products.
Prior to Midnite, I spent five years building a travel start-up where I was responsible for technology and product. I am also finishing the research project for my MSc in Computer Science with AI. For this, I am building a deep learning model for programmatic high-frequency currency trading.
Work Experience
Website:
https://www.midnite.com/Midnite is post-series A ($22m in 2022-23) esport and sport betting platform with a focus on user experience. It presents technical challenges given its large volumes of live, risk-adjusted data and operations in 11 highly regulated countries with two brands, and multiple languages and currencies. Initially hired in a full-stack role (Python, Flask, Vue, TypeScript, SQL, and AWS), I transitioned to a back-end role within the Growth team, primarily focused on new product development.
- Worked in a small team to build our new casino and virtuals products from scratch, defining API contracts with client teams, building cloud-native APIs, and constructing backend logic to support these products. Developed high-capacity services for real-time data transactions, prioritising reliability and responsiveness. Within two weeks of launch, casino more than doubled company revenue and virtuals added another 5%.
- Full stack development for new welcome and sign-up bonus products to improve customer acquisition
- Built a prize allocation service for a free-to-play game, factoring in users’ predicted LTV, recent betting history, and reward accumulation to boost engagement via statistically driven prize selection
Packed provided a marketplace of trusted and reliable holidays for groups. Pre-covid sales were up to £230k per month, however, covid put the company into a financially difficult position and we decided to close.
- Over 2,600 customers and £2.3m in sales
- Featured in The Times, the Evening Standard, the Metro and Condé Nast
- Built the MVP product using Python, Django, GraphQL, Vue with Vue Apollo, and AWS
- Managed three overseas contract developers, a contract designer and a mobile app development agency
- Designed and launched a React Native app with over 10,000 users across iOS and Android
- Responsible for the analytics stack and technical SEO, growing organic traffic to >10k users per month
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https://trueplatform.com/I worked closely with US and European tier-1 venture capital funds to help them strengthen the boards of their portfolio investments, regularly helping US technology companies scale into EMEA.
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https://www.oliverjames.com/I built the teams from scratch, was promoted three times in two years and managed 14 people.
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https://www.outgoing.co.uk/I was responsible for the department’s financial performance, delivering all aspects of the passenger experience, and managing six full-time staff and up to 110 seasonal staff. Increased passenger numbers from 1,600 in 2010/11 to almost 15,000 passengers in 2012/13.
- Sisu Capital Ltd - Intern, Distressed Debt and Operations (December 2007 - February 2008): Internship at a distressed debt hedge fund
- 3D Currency Management - Intern (September 2007 - October 2007): Internship at a hedge fund trading securitised debt in the FX market.
- Sigma Wealth Management - Intern and continued part-time work (July 2007 - August 2009): Developed a model to track fund-based renewal, researched investment opportunities and assisted with report writing and due diligence.
Education & Qualifications
- Current grade average: 75.5% (distinction) with only the research project remaining
- Modules: AI and Machine Learning, Applied AI, Algorithms and Data Structures, Advanced Programming, Big Data Analytics, Computer Architecture and Operating Systems, Computer and Mobile Networks, Software Engineering, and an AI-based research project. All modules are Java or Python based.
- Built a Python and MySQL ETL and data visualisation application for Advanced Programming
- For my research project, I am building an AI for creating high-frequency trading strategies for the EUR/USD currency pair. This deep learning algorithm is built with Python and Tensorflow and runs on AWS with real time-data to fully automate trades on Oanda.
- A 6-month course covering two modules using Python, JavaScript, SQL and frameworks like Django and React
- Part of the Wharton MBA, this is a six month assessed remote learning course
- Recognised by the CFA Charter, covering at least 70% of the CFA curriculum
- College life member, college Vice President in final year and Entertainments Officer in second year. President of the college Ski Club for two years and organiser of two ski trips. Represented the university at rugby and squash
- 2023: AWS - Cloud Essentials
- 2021: Udacity - Python Nanodegree (two-month assessed course)
- 2021: Microsoft - Azure AI Fundamentals
- 2020: Udemy - Vue.js The Complete Guide
- 2020: Codecademy - Web Development Path with React
Want to know more? Drop me an email. You can also download my CV below 👇