Steve Talbot
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ABOUT ME
Experienced startup CTO and software consultant
Experienced startup CTO and software consultant
As a serial co-founder of tech startups, I've worked with a wide range of technologies and supported many engineers to do their best work - whether by troubleshooting a specific technical issue, improving engineering process, or simply acting as an independent mentor.
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Joined October 2019
EXPERTISE
16 years experience
I've architected and built several API-based web applications and console applications from the ground up, using a variety of popular fra...
I've architected and built several API-based web applications and console applications from the ground up, using a variety of popular frameworks.
16 years experience
I've worked with a range of database back ends, both SQL and NoSQL.
I've worked with a range of database back ends, both SQL and NoSQL.
7 years experience
Many of the platforms I've worked on use Elasticsearch for free-text search and filtering. I have experience in designing data structure...
Many of the platforms I've worked on use Elasticsearch for free-text search and filtering. I have experience in designing data structures for indexing, writing queries, and dev ops for Elasticsearch clusters.
7 years experience
I have extensive dev ops experience with Linux and AWS, having designed and set up the infrastructure for several cloud platforms.
I have extensive dev ops experience with Linux and AWS, having designed and set up the infrastructure for several cloud platforms.
7 years experience
All my recent projects have followed an agile development process, with best practices including automated build, test and deployment.
All my recent projects have followed an agile development process, with best practices including automated build, test and deployment.
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EMPLOYMENTS
Chief Technology Officer
EverKnock
2021-03-01-Present
Buying a home is a terrible experience characterised by stress and confusion. EverKnock is creating a digital platform to empower home-mo...
Buying a home is a terrible experience characterised by stress and confusion. EverKnock is creating a digital platform to empower home-movers, enabling them to easily navigate the process, with on demand personalised advice and valuable data insights.
PHP
Angular
PostgreSQL
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PHP
Angular
PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch
TypeScript
Symfony
Ionic
Lex
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
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Software consultant
Solviq Ltd
2012-07-01-Present
Employing a full-time technologist with strong knowledge, skill and experience is difficult and sometimes unaffordable. However, the co...
Employing a full-time technologist with strong knowledge, skill and experience is difficult and sometimes unaffordable. However, the cost of mistakes made by not having one can be crippling. I act as a consulting CTO to fill that resource gap, helping to put my clients' projects on strong technical foundations.
Consulting
Software architects
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Consulting
Software architects
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Chief Technology Officer
TrackMyMove (Properr Software Ltd)
2015-12-01-2019-09-01
TrackMyMove is a white-label portal which helps everyone involved in the sale or purchase of a home to monitor progress and track activit...
TrackMyMove is a white-label portal which helps everyone involved in the sale or purchase of a home to monitor progress and track activity, empowering through informing.
As the founding CTO, I helped secure investment, developed the technology strategy and architecture for the cloud-based platform, and recruited and led the engineering team to deliver the software and infrastructure.
PHP
Elasticsearch
CouchDB
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PHP
Elasticsearch
CouchDB
Es6
React
Silex
JavaScript
React Native
Redux
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
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