Mike Skaife
Head of Technology @Credit Technologies
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Technology @Credit Technologies
First tech hire in a recently formed fintech business. One-man tech team building a new credit reporting platform.
EDUCATION
Malbank Sixth Form College
3 A-Levels
Prifysgol Aberystwyth University
Master of Engineering (MEng), Software Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT MIKE SKAIFE
Hands-on tech leader combining CTO-level strategic thinking with Principal-level engineering expertise. 15+ years experience of architecting and building distributed systems and owning technical strategy, recently delivering platforms generating £27m+ ARR and leading investment due diligence. Passionate advocate for engineering excellence and DevOps culture. Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, platform engineering, and system design at scale. Equally comfortable writing code, designing architecture, and advising CEOs on technology strategy.Highlights- Led technical due diligence for successful PE investment- Architected and built distributed systems handling 1.6 million vehicles globally and generating £27m ARR- Defined and executed tech strategy aligning £3m budget to EBITDA targets- Scaled software hub from zero to 100+ engineers and established engineering culture- Built developer platform improving deployment frequency from weeks to hours across 100+ engineers- Designed and implemented mobile-first platform processing £1m+ transactions- Reduced burn rate by £100k+ through cloud infrastructure and system optimisation
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