About
Tech lead. AI-assisted development consultant.I'm a tech lead at Flowcase, writing Rust and building data infrastructure and integrations. Alongside that, I provide AI-augmented development and consulting. I'm building structured processes for working with AI that keep human experience and judgement in the loop.
I work four days a week at Flowcase and keep a day free for consulting and other projects.
What I've Built
25 years of building software. I co-founded a digital music startup, built the first online platform to win Channel of the Year at the BAFTA Children's Awards, and consulted on three EU-funded research programmes exploring P2P and decentralised technologies.
I've been contracting since 2007, working across content migrations, data pipelines, search systems, web apps, mobile apps, and smart-TV apps. I also build my own things: Music Instinct, a synth and digital music tools, and Zero Waste Tickets, an event ticketing platform.
Testimonials
"Darren is very responsive and personable; always willing to adapt to our requirements while offering his advice and experience. The quality of his work has been very high, and I have enjoyed working with him."
Zul Mullan, Editor, The Lancet Global Health
Darren has worked on Lancet website projects for many years. He most recently developed the Lancet Global Health's blog site for us. As always, his work was excellent, thorough, and to our specifications.
Justine Davies, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
Darren really knows his onions.
Paul Reeves, Senior Developer, Viacom International Media Networks