Rhys Streefland
Tech Lead Manager at Starling
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolRhys Streefland is a Tech Lead Manager based in London with 14 years of engineering experience, rising rapidly from a junior developer in 2018 to lead roles across fintech and platform teams. He blends full-stack development with strong infra/DevOps instincts, having led his company’s DevOps guild and driven platform engineering work at firms like Freetrade and Just Eat for Business. Comfortable both coding and coordinating, he has repeatedly moved between hands-on senior backend work and broader technical leadership at Ember and Starling. A First-Class Computer Science graduate and former co-founder, Rhys brings entrepreneurial grit and a practical focus on scalable, reliable systems. He’s notable for pairing delivery velocity with operational stewardship—helping teams ship features while improving deployment and platform resilience.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
A-Levels Electronics Applied ICT Physics, A-Levels Electronics Applied ICT Physics at Ysgol Gyfun GwyrBachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science at University of Reading
Github Skills (53)
sqlite10
query-builder10
docker-image10
request-context10
sql-server10
docker-container10
dockerfile10
nodejs10
mongodb10
database10
mysql9
mariadb9
postgresql9
prisma9
cockroachdb9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
rstreefland/PHP-Directory-Backup
Dec 2011 - May 2018
Contributions:4 commits, 1 push in 6 years 5 months
rstreefland/rhys.streefland.co.uk
May 2020 - Feb 2026
Contributions:2 PRs, 14 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 10 months
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