Benjamin Godfrey

• Glasgow, Scotland
• ben.d.godfrey2002@gmail.com
• linkedin.com/in/benjamin-d-godfrey/
• bengodfrey.dev

Experience

Software Engineer (FDM Consultant Placement), Lloyds Banking Group

June 2025 - Present

• Delivered features across React front-end, ExpressJS services, and MongoDB migrations within a large TypeScript codebase supporting internal API platform services
• Maintained stakeholder relationships across 10+ teams, providing technical input on proposed features and balancing consumer requirements against engineering constraints
• Resolved critical CI/CD pipeline issues, restoring release capability and reducing deployment delays through use of Docker, Linux, and Azure DevOps
• Developed and championed adoption of a QE strategy to improve testing efficiency, quality, and observability across release processes
• Successfully led initiative to clear three-month automated testing backlog, using BDD testing tools like Cucumber

IT Operations Consultant, FDM Group

November 2024 - Present

• Completed intensive training across software engineering, IT operations, networking, cybersecurity, cloud technologies, and scripting.
• Achieved distinction grades in all technical assessments while collaborating on individual and group technology projects.

Self-Employed, AI Response Trainer

May 2024 - November 2024

• Consistently excelled in the role, earning promotions to reviewer, senior reviewer and oracle across multiple projects
• Developed strong problem-solving skills, breaking down complex mathematical issues and refining AI-generated solutions
• Applied deep knowledge of AI and machine learning principles, ensuring responses aligned with strict accuracy and style standards, making strong use of clear communication

Education

University of St Andrews, Mathematics (MMath)

September 2019 - June 2024

Integrated Master’s degree covering pure mathematics, statistics, logic, and computer science. As part of this degree, I also completed a dissertation entitled “The Inner Tubular Volume of a Self-Similar Fractal String”.

Projects

• Task analysis pipeline
• Built an asynchronous AI-powered text analysis pipeline using TypeScript, MongoDB, and Ollama to identify and categorise skills from task descriptions.
• Jira-like CLI project management tool
• Developed a hierarchical task management tool using Python, SQLite, and Bash scripts to organise personal coding projects
• Personal Website (bengodfrey.dev)
• Designed and deployed a personal portfolio and blogging platform using Astro and Go, hosted on a self-managed Nginx server with statically generated content for efficiency and low operational overhead.

Skills

• Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, Python, SQL, Bash
• Frameworks: React, Express.js, Astro
• Databases: MongoDB, SQLite
• DevOps & Cloud: Docker, Azure DevOps, Linux, CI/CD, Nginx
• Testing: Cucumber, BDD, Automated Testing