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Steven McGovern / INDEPENDENT ENGINEER

Good software. Strong teams. Real progress.

Senior Full-Stack Engineer and Technical Lead for startups and scale-ups.

I help teams ship reliable software faster, from first MVP to production AI products and data platforms at scale.

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TEAMS I’VE WORKED WITH / BRANDS THEIR PRODUCTS SERVE

Invision360 CommerceIQ Solera Mars Coca-Cola Samsung Apple PepsiCo Nestlé

The right support. At the right stage.

01 / ENGINEERING

Build

MVPs and full-stack apps with TypeScript, Python, Go, React, Next.js, and Node.js on AWS or GCP. CI/CD from day one.

01 / ENGINEERING

Build

MVPs and full-stack apps with TypeScript, Python, Go, React, Next.js, and Node.js on AWS or GCP. CI/CD from day one.

02 / LEADERSHIP

Lead

Interim tech lead or lead engineer. Steady delivery, thoughtful mentoring and a roadmap grounded in business goals.

02 / LEADERSHIP

Lead

Interim tech lead or lead engineer. Steady delivery, thoughtful mentoring and a roadmap grounded in business goals.

03 / COMPLEX PROBLEMS

Specialise

Generative AI, data-heavy analytics and performance work on very large datasets. Fast reports. Sensible cloud costs.

03 / COMPLEX PROBLEMS

Specialise

Generative AI, data-heavy analytics and performance work on very large datasets. Fast reports. Sensible cloud costs.

Not just shipped. Made a difference.

AI / PUBLIC SECTOR

VITA

Led the team building generative AI for the public sector: high-quality EHCPs in far less time than manual writing.

AI / PUBLIC SECTOR

VITA

Led the team building generative AI for the public sector: high-quality EHCPs in far less time than manual writing.

DATA / COMMERCEIQ

Petabyte scale

Optimised BigQuery queries powering analytics reports for global consumer brands.

DATA / COMMERCEIQ

Petabyte scale

Optimised BigQuery queries powering analytics reports for global consumer brands.

LONG-TERM DELIVERY

Over 20 years

Building microservices, REST APIs and React front ends while mentoring junior developers.

LONG-TERM DELIVERY

Over 20 years

Building microservices, REST APIs and React front ends while mentoring junior developers.

BUSINESS / ENGINEERING

Founder mindset

Co-founded and ran a digital studio. I understand the trade-offs behind every product decision.

BUSINESS / ENGINEERING

Founder mindset

Co-founded and ran a digital studio. I understand the trade-offs behind every product decision.

Less friction. More forward motion.

Senior from day one. Clear communication. Quality built in. Flexible engagements: fixed scope, day rate or retainer.

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

PHP

Java

C++

Ruby

Perl

React

Node.js

Next.js

AWS

GCP

SQL

BigQuery

REST APIs

CI/CD

Claude

Generative AI

An engineer who sees the bigger picture.

I’m Steven McGovern, a senior full-stack engineer and technical lead. I work with founders and growing teams to turn ambitious ideas into dependable software.

From co-founding a digital studio to leading AI delivery and working on petabyte-scale analytics, I’ve learned to balance good engineering with commercial reality. I stay hands-on, share what I know and make the next step clear.

Good work is a team effort.

TESTEMONIALS

e.fundamentals / HEAD OF MARKETING

“World-class developer”

Steven is a world-class developer. His flexibility and ability to come up with innovative solutions to some fairly complex challenges were always impressive. Never sees a challenge as impossible and has an engineering toolbox that would be an incredible asset to any company.

Diet Chef / OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

“Delivering critical system solutions on time”

He is able to provide system solutions rather than blindly delivering software to a spec. He is a committed employee who is prepared to work the hours necessary to deliver critical projects on time.

Have a product to build, a team to steady or a problem to solve?

Tell me what you’re working on. I reply within one working day.

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