Joshua Armstrong

A passionate people leader and user-oriented technologist, building impactful and accessible products.

I thrive on empowering teams and fostering collaboration to create user-friendly and impactful solutions.

Experience

  • Engineering Manager

    Banxa (Nov 2022 - Current)

    • Growth & Innovation Framework: Created and led a Growth & Innovation framework for engineers, promoting continuous learning and professional development.
    • User Advocacy: Championed user needs and feedback, ensuring that product development aligns with user expectations and enhances user experience.
    • Led Diverse Engineering Teams: Successfully managed teams of 10+ engineers across multiple verticals, driving the delivery of innovative features and solutions.
    • Team Satisfaction & Productivity: Cultivated a supportive work environment, resulting in heightened team satisfaction and increased productivity.
    • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Established effective cross-departmental collaborations, ensuring clear project specifications and execution alignment.
    • Agile Project Delivery: Orchestrated agile methodologies, ensuring stakeholder alignment and transparent progress communication.
    • Scalable Architectural Solutions: Designed scalable and maintainable software solutions, prioritizing long-term viability and adaptability.
    • High-Performing Teams: Fostered growth, innovation, and engagement within teams, leading to enhanced performance and delivery excellence.
    • Code Quality & Best Practices: Implemented rigorous coding standards and best practices, conducting regular code reviews to elevate overall code quality.
    • Streamlined Delivery Processes: Optimized delivery processes, achieving a notable 4X increase in product feature Time-To-Live.
    • Standardization & Efficiency: Established and enforced coding standards across applications, ensuring consistency, quality, and developer efficiency.
    • Effective Mentorship: Empowered engineers through effective mentorship, fostering technical growth and skill development.
    • Infrastructure Revamp: Successfully revamped legacy web application infrastructure, enhancing performance, scalability, and maintainability.

  • Tech Lead: User Journey

    Banxa (Sept 2021 - Nov 2022)

  • Snr. Frontend Engineering Lead

    Banxa (Jun 2021 - Sept 2021)

  • Lead Frontend Engineer

    Leo Burnett (Nov 2015 - Jun 2021)

  • Frontend Engineer/Digital Designer

    AJF Partnership (Jul 2014 - Mar 2015)

skills

People

  • Coaching and Mentorship
  • Team Building
  • Performance Management
  • User Advocacy
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Fostering Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Strong Emotional Intelligence
  • Empathy and Active Listening
  • Conflict Resolution

Product

  • Innovation and Ideation
  • Product Development
  • Product Strategy
  • Problem Focused Strategy
  • UX Design & Strategy
  • Quality Assurance
  • Agile Methodologies (Atlassian Suite)
  • Product Roadmapping
  • Market & User Research
  • Developing Feedback Loops
  • Go-To-Market Strategy
  • Product-Development Lifecycle

Technical

  • Full-Stack Development
  • Responsive Design
  • JavaScript Libraries
  • Accessibility
  • Version Control
  • Software Architecture
  • Performance Optimisation
  • Cross-Browser Compatibility
  • API Design and Integration
  • Testing and Quality Assurance
  • Security Advocacy

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