Ahmed D.
Chief Technology Officer @Caxton
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Technology Officer @Caxton
London, GB
Own and deliver Caxton’s technology vision, driving transformation across platforms, data, and engineering functions. Lead multi-disciplinary teams to build secure, scalable, and mission-critical financial technology, embedding modern DevOps, automation, and data practices throughout the organisation.Partner closely with the executive team to align technology strategy with business priorities, strengthening platform reliability, accelerating product delivery, and enabling growth through new digital and data-driven channels.Modernised the company’s data ecosystem and marketing technology stack, integrating Snowflake, cloud data pipelines, and CRM platforms to unify data, insights, and customer engagement. Brought Caxton’s mobile applications in-house, replacing outsourced legacy apps with React Native solutions to improve agility, quality, and delivery speed across all customer channels.Delivered key platform initiatives including a proprietary multi-currency card processing engine and real-time transaction-monitoring capabilities, enhancing control, agility, and operational resilience. Expanded Caxton’s FX and payments capabilities through secure APIs and integration partnerships, positioning the business as a modern, cloud-native FinTech.Led the technology integration of nimbl, Caxton’s child pocket money card app, overseeing the migration of systems, data, and infrastructure to deliver a seamless transition and unified platform.
EDUCATION
Dalarna University
Swedish, Language
Umeå University
Software Engineering, Computing
University of Oxford
Master of Science (MSc), Software Engineering
University of Bradford
BEng (1st Class Hons.), Software Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT AHMED D.
Technology leader and Chief Technology Officer with 16+ years of experience driving digital transformation and cloud modernisation across FinTech and financial services.At Caxton, I lead high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams delivering secure, scalable, and mission-critical financial technology - driving innovation, resilience, and measurable business outcomes.My expertise spans software engineering, cloud architecture, data platforms, DevOps, and cybersecurity, with deep experience in Microsoft Azure, automation, and API-first design. I’ve helped evolve Caxton from a traditional FX provider into a modern FinTech, building cloud-native, data-driven platforms that enable growth and rapid product innovation.I believe effective technology leadership combines clarity, pace, and purpose - moving fast where it matters, removing friction, and keeping teams focused on delivering results. Like a gardener, I cultivate the environment where people and systems can thrive: nurturing talent, simplifying architecture, and creating momentum for ideas to take root and scale.An engineer at heart and technologist by craft, I’m driven by the belief that empowered teams, thoughtful systems, and relentless delivery are what turn vision into impact.
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