Senior Software Engineer & Technical Lead

Handson technical leadership for digital transformation programmes, specialising in complex Next.js and React replatforming, migrations, platform architecture, performance and technical SEO.

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

I am a friendly and enthusiastic senior engineer and technical leader backed by over twentythree years of handson experience.

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

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

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Featured Case Studies

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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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    Polestar

    Senior developer working on this highly animated, interactive website and automotive configurators for Polestar, once Volvo's fledgling gofaster 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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    LEGO

    Senior developer producing an allnew ecommerce platform with React. Designed to handle high traffic volumes and support multilanguage and multiple currencies.

    Screenshot of the LEGO website; part of John Kavanagh's selected project work.
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Availability

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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Planning a platform change?

I help teams make difficult platform work clearer, from architecture decisions and migrations to launch recovery, performance, and search visibility.