Gareth Hughes

Gareth Hughes is an experienced technology professional with a strong background in backend development, media delivery, and performance optimization. Currently serving as the Backend Team Leader at Cloudinary, Gareth oversees all aspects of Media Delivery, including significant investments in Edge Compute and partnerships with multiple CDN providers. Previously held roles include Senior Backend Developer and Solutions Architect at Cloudinary, where Gareth led the development of Edge Compute solutions and collaborated with enterprise customers on media strategies. Prior experiences include consulting as a Web Performance Enterprise Architect at Akamai Technologies and serving as a Senior Technical Consultant at NCC Group. Early career positions featured web programming and customer services management at Grayswood Computer Services and web development engineering at Key Skills Limited. Gareth holds an A Level in Computer Science from Godalming College.