Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Software Engineer - Backend & AI/LLM Systems
Software Engineer with 10+ years of deep engineering experience-spanning early self-taught systems development, freelance engineering, and First-Class Honours research in AI/LLM capability evaluation. I combine deep-rooted, pre-AI software fundamentals with modern academic research in backend architecture and machine learning.
Research · Python & LLMs
Three-stage benchmarking framework - LLM-driven code generation, dataset curation and multi-model pattern recognition - evaluating four state-of-the-art LLMs across 1,560 Python snippets and 13 GoF design patterns. Basis for my SSRN publication.
6,240 records · 98.7% accuracy
AI tooling · Python
Research and analysis tooling for AI-powered developer tools - automated evaluation runs, structured result capture and comparison across models.
AI developer-tool research
Open source · Documentation
The most widely used collection of UE4/UE5 modding guides on GitHub, covering packaging, asset patching, mod loaders and reverse-engineering workflows.
574★ on GitHub
PHP · Laravel
Object-oriented sustainability tracking web application built with Laravel, applying SOLID principles and test-driven development.
HND key project
C#/.NET (5+ yrs) · Java (10+ yrs) · Python · C++
LangChain · RAG pipelines · Multi-agent orchestration · Model Context Protocol (MCP) · Agentic AI
Spring Boot · ASP.NET MVC · Flask · Laravel · REST APIs · Microservices
AWS · Docker · GitHub Actions
Oracle SQL (certified) · MongoDB · SQLite · SOLID principles · Unit testing · TDD
Evaluating LLM Capabilities and Performance for Software Design Pattern Identification
SSRN Journal · 2026
Read via DOI →Unreal Engine modding is a long-running hobby that led to two part-time gameplay engineering roles on published Steam titles.
Game dev & modding