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Bryan Wood

Software Developer

bryan@bryanwood.com.au
+61 400 096 838
Aspley, 4034, Australia
bryanwood.com.au
https://linkedin.com/in/bryan-wood-47789b14/
https://github.com/bryanwood

Professional Summary

Software developer with over two decades of experience in web development. Expertise in modern web platform technologies, web performance, API design & development, and UI development.

Strong background in technical leadership, mentoring, and driving best practices in agile development environments. Passionate about building high-quality, maintainable software that delivers value to users and businesses.

Skills

  • Technical Leadership & Strategy Communication, Technical Architecture, Mentoring & Knowledge Sharing, Agile Development, Lean UX, Continuous Delivery
  • Practices Agile Development, Estimating, Retrospectives, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Test Driven Development, Integration Testing, Automated UI Testing

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology

2009 – 2011

QUT (Graduated 2011)

Focused on Web Development and Graphics Programming.

Technologies

  • Languages JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SASS, LESS, C#, C, GLSL/HLSL
  • Frontend React, Next.js, React Query, Redux, Jotai, Svelte, SvelteKit, Signals, Angular, Lit, Web Components, TailwindCSS, Canvas, IndexedDB, WebSockets, JSON, WebGL, Web Workers, Service Workers
  • Desktop & Mobile PWAs, React Native, Xamarin, Cordova
  • Backend .NET Core, .NET Framework, node.js, CloudFlare Workers, Deno, JSON/REST Apis, RPC, WebSockets, WebRTC, XML, SOAP, TCP, UDP
  • Data MSSQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, CouchDB, Redis
  • Testing Vitest, Jest, xUnit, TUnit, Playwright, Testing Library,
  • DevOps & Cloud Azure, AWS, CloudFlare, Docker, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Git, Mercurial

Experience

Lead Software Developer

2013 – 2025

Soda Digital

  • Responsible for the successful technical delivery for client projects across the organisation.
  • Partnered with stakeholders and project managers to translate business requirements into accurate technical estimates and profitable scopes of work.
  • Responsible for solving complex engineering issues and acted as the final escalation point when team members encountered challenges.
  • Managed developer resource allocation for project timelines to ensure delivery within budget constraints to ensure project profitability.
  • Responsible for the design of front-end application architectures using React, Svelte, Lit and Web Platform APIs.
  • Responsible for the design and implementation of .NET based services and APIs.
  • Delivery of applications to on-premise, Azure, and AWS clouds.
  • Collaborated with client teams to define OpenAPI based API contracts and integration strategies between new and existing systems.
  • Developed and led workshops with client teams to introduce front end performance optimization strategies and techniques.
  • Developed our modern continuous integration and delivery processes along side the Technical Director to streamline deployments and increase release frequency.
  • Lead the assessment and adoption of new technologies and introduced them to the teams via workshops and training sessions.
  • Developed the training programme for junior front-end developers, upskilling on Web Platform and JavaScript fundamentals to ensure a strong foundational knowledge base.
Key Projects:
Trade Supply B2B eCommerce

Enterprise B2B platform wrapping a complex, multi-tenant ERP system.

  • Led a development team to build a modern application stack that interfaces with the legacy ERP system to enable competitive UX with contemporaries.
  • Prototyped critical workflows with multiple frameworks to validate technical assumptions and viability before committing team resources.
  • Established the project's Design System, enforcing consistency across a complex UI via code reviews and mentorship.
  • Defined the frontend data management and API integration strategies for the application and third party services.
  • Specified the frontend design to cater to the performance requirements of large product catalogs and complex filtering scenarios.
  • Implemented deferred loading techniques to optimize initial load times and improve overall application performance.
  • Designed and developed the search feature to handle multi faceted queries with minimal latency, improving user experience over previous legacy service.
  • Implemented event based cache invalidation to ensure data liveliness.

Tech: React, Next.js, .NET Core, Umbraco, AWS, Amazon ECS, GitHub Actions, MSSQL, Entity Framework, OpenAPI, Event Driven, CI/CD, TDD, System Integration

No Birds

Modernization of a major car rental platform, layering a new booking engine over legacy infrastructure and achieved a significant increase in booking volume.

  • Re-architected the booking flow using .NET Core for improved performance and ongoing maintainability.
  • Built a suite of custom web components to handle client interactivity and provide analytics integration points.
  • Implemented A/B testing and dynamic personalization features across the platform optimizing the funnel and landing pages for higher conversion rates.
  • Established content management processes and deployment of content updates to support SEO and marketing efforts.

Tech: .NET Core, Azure, MSSQL, Perl, OpenAPI, Web Components, SASS, GitHub Actions

Machine Delivery Field Tool

Internal tool to streamline machine delivery and reporting operations for delivery and office staff.

  • Designed the app to provide offline capabilities for field staff operating in areas with poor connectivity.
  • Implemented synchronization with the backend when connectivity is restored, ensuring data integrity.
  • Developed intuitive UI components to facilitate quick data entry and retrieval in a mobile context.
  • Optimized the application for performance on modest devices commonly used by field staff.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to iteratively improve the tool based on user feedback.

Tech: Lit, Web Components, Vite, IndexedDB, TypeScript, PWA, .NET Core, OpenAPI, TDD, System Integration

Trade Supply Warehouse System

Internal tool for managing warehouse operations.

  • Developed a responsive web application to streamline warehouse picking and packing processes.
  • Implemented real-time inventory updates to ensure accurate stock levels during order fulfillment.
  • Implemented barcode scanning functionality to speed up item retrieval and reduce errors.
  • Integrated with existing ERP systems to synchronize order and inventory data.
  • Collaborated with warehouse staff to refine workflows and improve usability of the system.

Tech: React, Redux, Vite, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, IndexedDB, Service Workers, System Integration

Competitor Stock Analysis Tool

Business intelligence tool for competitor pricing and stock level analysis.

  • Built a scraping system that takes advantage of AI-generated scraping scripts from examples to monitor competitor inventory and pricing reducing cost of developing scripts.
  • Developed the orchestration service to schedule and manage data gathering jobs.
  • Created dashboards to visualize the data, giving the business clear insights into pricing trends and stock gaps.

Tech: Node.js, AI, hono, Puppeteer, TypeScript, React, SQLite, PostgreSQL, CI/CD

Porters Paints Retail

Headless eCommerce storefront

  • Led the implementation of a modern edge-compute stack to improve cross region performance and increase conversions.
  • Built in collaboration with the designer as a team of two in a 6 week timeline to meet a scheduled marketing campaign date.
  • Implemented a custom shopify integration to work around Shopify query limitations.
  • Developed event driven incremental update process to keep the storefront data in sync with Shopify changes.

Tech: Shopify, SvelteKit, Headless Storefront, CloudFlare Workers, Web Hooks, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, TailwindCSS, git, GitHub Actions, CI/CD

Tamex Logistics Portal

Customer portal for logistics and consignment management.

  • Architected the portal backend and UI to integrate directly with Tamex's internal ERP for live consignment tracking.
  • Developed a shared internal UI kit to standardize the look and feel across Tamex's suite of web tools.
  • Implemented the OIDC auth flow to handle claims-based access for different customers and partners.

Tech: .NET Core, Umbraco, TypeScript, MSSQL, Entity Framework, Azure, Systems Integration, OIDC, RBAC, CI/CD

Salvage Network

Digital booking and logistics platform for the vehicle salvage industry.

  • Directed the frontend implementation.
  • Mentored junior devs on SvelteKit patterns and state management.
  • Provided code review and technical oversight for the marketing site component.
  • Built the core job management services in .NET, translating complex logistics rules from the legacy system.

Tech: .NET Core, SvelteKit, TypeScript, MSSQL, Entity Framework, Azure, ASP

Villages

Retirement property marketplace with complex search and listing requirements.

  • Developed the search architecture to handle complex, multi-faceted and geospatial filtering without performance degradation.
  • Implemented search suggestion service for handling search completions.
  • Built Blazor-based customer workflows for application and listing processes.
  • Designed the API using OpenAPI to decouple the frontend and backend development streams.
  • Implemented Azure-based deployment pipelines to streamline releases and ensure consistent environments across development, staging and production.

Tech: .NET Core, MSSQL, Azure, Blazor, OpenAPI, LESS, TypeScript, Entity Framework

Elixir X

Headless eCommerce solution for a boutique luxury fragrance brand.

  • Delivered a headless Shopify storefront using Next.js to achieve the rich content experience required.
  • Collaborated closely with the client to translate a then brand visual identity into a responsive, performant UI.
  • Designed and implemented Supabase to provide custom data requirements that extended beyond Shopify's native capabilities.

Tech: Next.js, React, PostgreSQL, TypeScript, Shopify, CI/CD, Headless

Warhold

Specialized retail platform with anti-bot protection for high-demand hobby products.

  • Implemented a Next.js storefront integrated with Shopify to enable specific business requirements.
  • Developed a custom anti-bot system to detect scalper bots during hyped releases, using social proof, payment cross reference and purchase history validation.
  • Designed the UI/UX of the storefront to present a simple and intuitive shopping experience.
  • Implemented customer retenion features like loyalty points and stock alerts to drive repeat purchases.

Tech: React, Next.js, Shopify, TypeScript, TailwindCSS

Samsung Kiosk App

Developed an In-store kiosk application for product browsing and information.

  • Collaborated with the Design team and Content teams to deliver a rich interactive experience with non linear navigation and video content.

Tech: React, JavaScript, Cordova, HTML, CSS, Java

Web Application Developer

2012 – 2013

Sarina Russo

  • Managed an ecosystem of internal .NET Framework applications and public web properties across multiple group brands.
  • Collaborated directly with business units to spec and build new features for high-traffic internal tools.
  • Resolved critical production issues and maintained platform stability.

Application Developer & IT Administrator

2008 – 2011

Mode Design

  • Engineered internal business tools to automate workflows and streamline operations.
  • Balanced full-stack development responsibilities with IT infrastructure management during a period of company growth.
  • Managed hardware deployment and office provisioning.

Application Developer

2005 – 2008

Rusty Web Design

  • Delivered web solutions for clients, managing the lifecycle from requirements to delivery.
  • Designed database schemas and application logic in PHP for custom customer sites.
  • Developed WordPress themes and plugins to extend platform capabilities.

References

Available upon request.