Simon Murphy BEng (Hons)Senior Software Developer
Email
[email protected]
Location
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
LinkedIn
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Profile

I’ve always been drawn to problems that require both logic and creativity. Software development gives me the space to explore both; to understand systems deeply and to build things that others can rely on. I’ve learned the most in environments that value openness, and curiosity, and I’m most motivated when engineers are trusted to own their work, collaborate openly, and deliver meaningful improvements for real users.

Professional Experience
Senior Developer, Inflo
  • •Manage sprint operations and ensure the team has the context and support needed to deliver effectively.
  • •Mentor junior and mid-level developers, helping build team resilience and reduce onboarding time.
    • 06/2025 – Present
  • •Review pull requests with attention to clarity, maintainability, and shared learning.
  • •Facilitate sprint planning and retrospectives, encouraging open discussion and collective improvement.
    • Developer, Inflo
  • •Led a team through business critical projects during a period of rapid growth, maintaining delivery momentum and supporting new hires.
  • •Planned and executed backend logic for new workflows and services for audit professionals and delivered
    • 01/2024 – 06/2025
  • •Built and maintained RESTful APIs to support the move from a monolith to domain-based services, improving system maintainability.
  • •Spearheaded reduction in PR sizes - reducing cycle times and branch lifespan.
  • •Refactored shared entities into domain-specific ones in a live system, improving scalability and enabling zero-downtime deployments.
  • •Simplified and automated auditing data flows, reducing operational complexity for compliance teams.
  • •Worked closely with product owners, testers, and clients to clarify requirements through example mapping and shared understanding.
    • Junior Developer, Inflo
  • •Quickly learned a complex .NET stack and began contributing to production features early on.
  • •Applied Agile and SCRUM practices to support predictable delivery and clear communication.
    • 06/2023 – 01/2024
  • •Paired with senior developers to learn enterprise coding standards and raise code quality.
  • •Delivered features and fixes that improved usability and performance in production systems.
    • Assistant Engineering Geologist, Arcadis UK
  • •Supported HS2 design delivery across 30 km of high-speed rail and over 300 design elements.
  • •Established the computational design and geotechnical automation groups to improve efficiency.
    • 04/2021 – 06/2023Birmingham, UK
  • •Developed Python scripts to automate calculations, build ground models, and streamline design workflows.
  • •Built a foundation in analytical problem-solving through geotechnical engineering experience, that strengthened my adaptability and self-driven approach to learning new disciplines.
  • •Brought forward
    • Skills
    Coding Practices, Testing and Reliability
    • •Unit testing principles.
    • •BDD / TDD.
    • •Code reviews and pair programming.
    • •Continuous integration and deployment awareness.
    • •Debugging and fault isolation.
    • •"Boy scout" approach to code ownership.
    Team Practices
    • •Scrum principles and agile delivery.
    • •Example mapping and formulation.
    • •Retrospectives and shared learning culture.
    • •Planning work in incremental changes.
    • •Working with other engineers to unblock work.

    Languages and Frameworks
    • •Full stack development in .NET, C#.
    • •Blazor, MVC.
    • •Python / Micropython.
    • •Relational Databases.
    • •XUnit, Req'n'Roll, NSubstitute.

    Soft skills
    • •Empathetic leadership; patient mentorship focused on helping others succeed.
    • •Cross-functional collaboration; communication of technical concepts.
    • •Critical thinking and pragmatism.
    • •Proactive in identifying and solving problems.
    Projects
    Programmable Home Climbing Wall
  • •Built a browser-controlled climbing wall using Python, MicroPython, and JS. Self-taught electronics, Node.js, and programming to create a user-friendly control system.
    • 05/2022 – 08/2023
    MTG Chess Clock
  • •A lightweight, simple turn timer using JS to improve pacing during multiplayer games.
  • •Quick user focussed project for a group of friends who wanted a solution for long MTG games. Well received by my friends who play on their lunch break at work.
    • 09/2023
    OCR and Image Hashing Comparison
  • •Python scripting leveraging OCR and image processing libraries (specifically openCV).
  • •Part of an ongoing project to catalogue my MTG collection and implement an unsorted storage solution.
    • 05/2025 – Present
    OpenAI Home Assistant
  • •Integrated OpenAI API into a local Python application to explore function calling, authentication, and service integration.
    • 05/2023 – Present
    Education
    BEng Engineering Geology and Geotechnics (Hons) 1:1, University of Portsmouth
    09/2013 – 06/2017
    Other Interests
    Climbing

    Bouldering & ropes

    Creative Writing

    High fantasy trilogy

    Travelling and Outdoors

    Hiking in the Pyrenees to bouldering in France

    Language learning

    German and Spanish

    Magic the Gathering

    cEDH and Commander

    My Dog Maya