Principal Engineer • London, UK

Building reliable platforms for modern product teams.

I help engineering orgs ship resilient, cloud-native services with clean APIs, strong observability, and a product mindset. Experienced across ticketing, fintech, and public sector platforms.

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Shivanshu Patel

Experience

Leadership across fintech, public sector, and live events

2019 — Present (Side project)

Principal Engineer · Pogoseat

Leading platform architecture for ticketing at scale as a side project, partnering with venue teams to ship resilient services and data pipelines.

  • Node.js + TypeScript services on AWS with Dockerized deployments.
  • API-first systems designed for high-demand sports and entertainment events.
  • Improved developer experience with automation and platform tooling.

2021 — 2023

Senior Developer · GOV.UK

Built back-office workflows and integrations for public services, focusing on reliability, security, and accessibility.

  • Worked on the GDS One Login program across backend and frontend services.
  • Built backend APIs in Java with AWS Step Functions orchestration.
  • Delivered frontend work with Node.js and Express.

2019 — 2021

Senior Developer · Equals Money

Delivered payment platform capabilities and compliance integrations for fintech operations.

  • Event-driven services in Node.js and AWS.
  • Third-party compliance checks for payments and fraud detection.
  • Shipped features with tight risk controls and observability.

2014 — 2019

Self-Employed Consultant · Multiple clients

Supported online products and services for Virgin Media, giffgaff, The Sun, The Mill, and the Department for Education.

  • Built and maintained web services with AWS, Node.js, PHP, and Java.
  • Delivered work across monolith and microservices architectures.
  • Delivered cross-team improvements for customer-facing experiences.

Core Strengths

What teams hire me for

Node.jsTypeScriptAWSDockerServerlessREST + GraphQL APIsEvent-driven systemsCloud architectureCI/CDObservabilitySystem designMentoring & leadership

Let’s build the next platform together.

Currently focused on delivery, mentoring, and platform craft.

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