Gerard Downes
Software Development Contractor - Technical Architect Full Stack Engineer @LoweConex
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WORK HISTORY
Software Development Contractor - Technical Architect Full Stack Engineer @LoweConex
Technical Architect for an IoT telemetry platform and Team Lead for the Apps, Analytics & UI team.Architected and delivered a CEL-based rule engine processing 50+ million telemetry events daily, enabling real-time evaluation, alerting, and automated decisioning at scale.Led a UI-focused engineering team responsible for the ConexOS redesign, defining front-end architecture, implementation standards, and technical direction. Drove modernisation of the UI stack while ensuring performance, scalability, and a cohesive product experience across applications
EDUCATION
Ulster University
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science
Belfast Metropolitan College
Higher National Diploma (HND), Multimedia
SKILLS
ABOUT GERARD DOWNES
Technical Architect & Software Development Contractor with deep expertise in building scalable, distributed systems and cloud-native platforms.Polyglot engineer working across Java, Kotlin, Scala, Clojure, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js, designing production-grade systems spanning high-throughput telemetry pipelines, identity platforms, payments infrastructure, document generation engines, and SaaS products.Experienced in architecting and delivering solutions using Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, React, Kubernetes, AWS (Lambda, serverless, event-driven architectures), Azure, and modern CI/CD pipelines. I specialise in clean architecture, domain-driven design, and resilient distributed systems operating at scale.Have led cross-functional engineering teams, replatforming initiatives, and cloud migrations, while also founding and building SaaS products end-to-end, from architecture and infrastructure through to product strategy and go-to-market.Comfortable operating across backend, frontend, cloud infrastructure, and technical leadership, I combine strong engineering fundamentals with commercial awareness and a product mindset.
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