Hello, I'm Mike Bricknell-Barlow Senior Software Engineer & Technical Lead

I build fast, scalable web applications and digital products, combining hands-on development with technical leadership to bring ideas to life.

About Me

With a background in senior development and technical leadership, I craft efficient, scalable systems that solve real-world problems through thoughtful engineering. Passionate about architecture, automation, and modern web technologies — I help teams deliver robust solutions with clarity and precision.

Full-Stack Development
PHP (Laravel & WordPress)
Node.js & Express
JavaScript (ES6+)
React
MySQL & Redis
Docker & CI/CD Pipelines
Linux Server Administration
API Design & Integration
Performance Optimisation
Scalability Engineering
Technical Leadership
11+
Years experience
1 million +
Monthly users supported
3-12
Size of teams led

Featured Projects

Invezz

Investment-focused news website, serving over 1M monthly users, publishing 100+ news articles per day in 12+ languages.

WordPress JavaScript Python Tailwind Laravel Varnish CDN

CoinJournal

Cryptocurrency news and advice website, over 500K monthly users, 15+ languages

WordPress JavaScript Tailwind Laravel Varnish

Great North Air Ambulance

Donations and e-commerce platform for charitable organisation, providing one-off and regular subscriptions, lottery, and raffle games

PHP Python JavaScript CRM Stripe

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