About
Craig Harley — Lead Full-Stack Software Developer
Who I am
I'm a pragmatic, solutions-focused engineer with 10+ years of experience across health, travel, and product teams. I combine hands-on coding with architectural thinking and technical leadership.
How I work
I use AI where it adds speed, but quality gates stay human: clear architecture, testing strategy from day one, and predictable delivery. The goal is simple software that works in production and stays maintainable.
“Pragmatic architecture, clean delivery, and software you can trust.”
Principles
What I believe
Reliability over novelty
I use battle-tested technology and patterns.
Simplicity over cleverness
Simple systems are easier to understand, debug, and extend.
Automation over manual process
If a human is doing it repeatedly, a machine should be doing it instead.
Transparency over surprises
You'll always know what I'm building, why, and how it's going.
Credentials
Education & Certifications
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
Manchester Metropolitan University
First Class (92%) — 2016
AWS Cloud Practitioner
CLF-C02
Earned 2025
AWS Solutions Architect
SAA-C03
Earned 2026
Microsoft Certified Professional
70-480
Earned 2016