Senior Software Engineer & Technical Lead

Hands‑on technical leadership across complex Next.js and React platforms, digital transformations, technical SEO, performance, migrations and platform architecture.

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I'm John, an award‑winning software engineering specialist based in sunny cloudy Brighton, UK.

I am a friendly and enthusiastic senior engineer and technical leader backed by over twenty‑three years of hands‑on experience.

I help teams and clients design, build and improve websites, applications and web platforms, pairing architecture, delivery judgement and hands‑on TypeScript, React, HTML and CSS.

My portfolio is diverse; I work with global clients, solving real-world problems, including:

  • engaging businesses, politicians, academics, and world leaders to shape global agendas;
  • overseeing the digital rebranding of a chain of much‑loved high‑end department stores;
  • leading a team of developers for the world's local bank, rebuilding their commercial banking platform;
  • ... and revamping the online presence of a local food truck so that their customers knew where to find them.
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Featured Case Studies

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    Polestar

    Senior developer working on this highly animated, interactive website and automotive configurators for Polestar, once Volvo's fledgling go‑faster brand, now turned EV company. Built with Gatsby, React, and TypeScript.

    Screenshot of the Polestar website; part of John Kavanagh's selected project work.
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    John Lewis
    & Partners

    Senior developer as part of team 'Findability'. Led the digital implementation of the 'John Lewis & Partners' rebrand alongside new feature development, user journey optimisation, and performance improvements.

    Screenshot of the John Lewis website; part of John Kavanagh's selected project work.
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    Nando’s

    Senior software engineer on the UK and Ireland replatform, migrating Nando’s customer‑facing websites from legacy Drupal to a unified headless platform built with Next.js and Storyblok, with a focus on performance, accessibility, and SEO.

    Screenshot of the Nando’s website; part of John Kavanagh's selected project work.

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I am currently leading a new digital transformation engagement, with availability for selected consulting and engineering delivery from September 2026. Short diagnostics or urgent work may be possible sooner.

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