Ted Palmer
Shipping products end-to-end — from enterprise cloud platforms to community apps and web studios. Master's in Computer Science. Open to new opportunities.
Engineer who ships.
I'm a Software Engineer with hands-on experience across enterprise cloud platforms, full-stack development, and DevOps — plus a track record of building and shipping my own products from scratch.
I spent 15 months as a Software/DevOps Engineer at Acturis, supporting cloud-hosted systems used by 100,000+ people across the UK insurance market. I owned 100+ production incidents end-to-end, built internal tooling to automate log analysis and incident triage, and worked daily across engineering, database, and business teams to keep complex systems running.
In late 2025 I moved to Munich and founded Weekend In The City, a community platform for international professionals. I designed and built the full stack, grew it to 500+ members, and have organised 20+ events — all while learning German (currently starting B1).
I'm also co-founder of Modern Pages, a UK-based web design studio where I take on freelance projects part-time. I care about using modern AI tooling to move faster, but I always validate what it produces through testing, code review, and genuine technical understanding.
Where I've worked.
- Founded and operate a community platform connecting international professionals and expats in Munich
- Designed, built, and maintain the full technology stack (TypeScript, React, Node.js) behind weekendinthecity.com
- Grew community to 500+ members; organised 20+ events with attendance up to 50 people
- Drove 1,000+ monthly website visitors through organic growth, partnerships, and community engagement
- Own the full product lifecycle: development, user feedback, operations, and platform improvements
Software / DevOps Engineer
Full-timeActuris Group
London, UK
- Supported large-scale, cloud-hosted enterprise systems serving 100,000+ users across the UK insurance market
- Owned 100+ production incidents end-to-end across applications, infrastructure, databases, and backend services
- Built internal automation tools to analyse production logs and automate incident triage, improving ticket throughput
- Analysed SQL data, monitoring telemetry, and application logs to identify performance bottlenecks
- Authored technical documentation, runbooks, and investigation reports used business-wide
Full Stack Engineer
FreelanceFreelance
London, UK
- Designed, built, and deployed 30+ websites and software solutions across multiple industries
- Delivered projects valued up to £5,000, owning the full lifecycle from requirements to ongoing support
- Built custom platforms with authentication, payment processing, dashboards, and third-party API integrations
- Designed an automated production scheduling platform coordinating writers, editors, voice actors, and publishers
- Replaced manual, spreadsheet-driven processes with automated reporting and data tools
- Co-founded a UK-based web design studio building fast, conversion-focused websites
- Work directly with clients from consultation through to build, handover, and ongoing support
- Deliver bespoke website design and development using modern tools and best practices
Things I've built.
Weekend In The City
Community platform for expats in Munich
Founded and built a community platform connecting 500+ international professionals in Munich. Full-stack application with event management, member registration, and organic growth to 1,000+ monthly visitors.
Modern Pages
UK web design & development studio
Co-founded a web design studio building fast, conversion-focused websites for growing businesses. Direct client work from strategy and consultation through to build, handover, and ongoing support.
What I work with.
Languages & Frameworks
Cloud & Infrastructure
Databases & Data
DevOps & Tooling
Product & Design
AI & Workflow
Where I studied.
Newcastle University
Integrated Master's in Computer Science
Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Databases, Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction
Technical University of Munich
Master's Exchange Year
Computer Science exchange programme at one of Europe's top technical universities
Let's work together.
I'm open to new opportunities across Software Engineering, DevOps, and Full-Stack roles. Whether you have a role, a project, or just want to connect — I'd love to hear from you.