About
Principal Software Engineer and Systems Architect with 20 years of experience architecting, delivering, and evolving enterprise-scale operational platforms across e-commerce, logistics, fulfilment, inventory, and financial domains.
Specialised in modernising and evolving business-critical platforms under live operational constraints, balancing architectural transformation, operational continuity, and long-term maintainability.
Proven track record of owning cross-system architecture, building and evolving resilient business-critical operational platforms, and resolving high-impact business risks through pragmatic, observable, and scalable engineering.
Operates at the intersection of engineering, operations, and business, aligning technical decisions with real-world delivery, reliability, and continuity needs.
Incorporates AI-assisted software engineering where it adds value, helping accelerate solution design, improve engineering productivity, and enhance software quality while maintaining strong engineering fundamentals and sound architectural judgement.
Key Impact
Platform Ownership
- Architected, delivered and evolved the central OMS, acting as the operational coordination layer across inventory, purchasing, fulfilment, warehouse, storefront, and financial systems.
Transformation
- Led architectural transformation and modernisation of legacy systems and business-critical workflows.
- Rebuilt and repurposed core WMS from PHP 5.6 to PHP 8.4.
Operational
- Prevented critical operational and financial risks across business-critical workflows.
- Designed resilient operational infrastructure incorporating queue orchestration, automated recovery, observability, auditability, and fault-tolerant workflow execution across critical business systems.
Technical
- Optimised legacy data models and system-level algorithms, significantly improving performance, efficiency, and scalability across high-volume transactional systems.
- Designed and implemented scalable integration architecture enabling reliable synchronisation and data interchange across storefront, warehouse, ERP, and financial platforms.
Engineering Standards
- Established AI-assisted development standards, system-specific engineering blueprints, and architectural reference frameworks across multiple enterprise platforms.
Professional Experience
For complete responsibilities and achievements, see the full CV
May 2023 - Jun 2026
Senior Lead Software Engineer (Principal Engineer scope)
BrandAlley - London, UK
Served as the principal technical authority across interconnected business systems, leading the architectural evolution of warehouse, fulfilment, order management, and financial platforms. Rebuilt the Warehouse Management System, architected the central Order Management System, introduced AI-assisted engineering practices, and improved operational resilience across business-critical workflows.
Oct 2021 - Apr 2023
Lead Software Engineer
Internet Fusion Group - London, UK
Led a cross-functional engineering team responsible for bespoke warehouse logistics platforms supporting order management, inventory, and financial workflows. Improved platform reliability, performance, and maintainability through architectural modernisation, database optimisation, and the establishment of structured engineering practices.
Feb 2020 - Oct 2021
Lead Software Engineer
3ev (3rd Eye Vision) - Hove, UK
Led the technical design and delivery of backend platforms for multiple clients, modernising legacy applications, improving observability, and delivering cloud migration initiatives. Worked closely with technical and business stakeholders to guide projects from solution design through successful production delivery.
Nov 2016 - Dec 2019
Senior Software Engineer
Tillo - Hove, UK
Designed and delivered backend services and APIs supporting financial transaction processing and gift card platforms. Developed secure integration workflows, reconciliation capabilities, and third-party integrations that supported the platform's evolution from an early-stage product to a stable production platform.
Jun 2016 - Nov 2016
Senior Software Engineer
22 Point Six - Burgess Hill, UK
Jan 2013 - Nov 2015
Senior Full-Stack Web Developer
Mosaic Digital - Brighton, UK
Jul 2013 - Jan 2013
Freelance Software Engineer
Thessaloniki, Greece
Jul 2009 - Jun 2012
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Tera Media - London, UK & Athens, Greece
Oct 2006 - Jul 2009
Freelance Software Engineer
Thessaloniki, Greece
Apr 2006 - Oct 2006
Software Engineer (BSc Internship)
Alexander Technological Educational Institute, Greece
Mar 2004 - Apr 2006
Freelance Software Engineer
Thessaloniki, Greece
Military Service
Sept 2011 - Jul 2012
Second Lieutenant (Reserve) - Head of the Research and Informatics Office
88 Military Command, Hellenic Army - Lemnos, Greece
Completed military service as a Reserve Second Lieutenant in the Hellenic Army, serving as Head of the Research and Informatics Office at the 88 Military Command on the island of Lemnos. Led a technical team responsible for maintaining IT infrastructure across multiple military units while serving as Brigade Communications Officer on a rotating basis.
Technical Expertise
Backend & Architecture
PHP (5.0 - 8.4), Laravel (4.2 - 13), Symfony, Lumen, Zend
REST APIs, distributed systems, synchronous/asynchronous integrations.
Experience across monolithic and distributed architectures
Frontend & Web
JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, SASS (SMACSS), Liquid, YAML, Markdown, JSON
Data & Storage
MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite
High-volume transactional systems, data modelling, performance optimisation
Infrastructure & DevOps
AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, Docker, Vagrant, Linux
CI/CD, deployment workflows, system observability
Integrations & Platforms
Financial systems, payment processing, ERP (Business Central, SAP)
eCommerce platforms (Magento), third-party API integrations
Engineering Practices
System design, incremental delivery, resilience patterns, fallback mechanisms
Code quality, testing strategies, secure development practices
AI-assisted software engineering
LLM-assisted architecture and implementation
System-specific engineering standards and architectural documentation (Claude, Codex, ChatGPT)
Education
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MSc Design and Digital Media
University of Edinburgh, UK
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BSc Informatics Engineering (Computer Science)
Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Reserve Infantry Officers Academy
Signal Corps & Research and Informatics Corps
Hellenic Armed Forces, Greece
Professional Development
Attended industry conferences including Laravel London, AWS London, and UX Brighton.
Languages
- English (Fluent)
- Greek (Native)