Mike Fisher

Mike Fisher has over 9 years of work experience in software engineering and development. Mike is currently working as a Principal Software Engineer at GoCardless since September 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Skyscanner from January 2022 to May 2022, where they held the role of Principal Software Engineer. Before Skyscanner, Mike was a Senior Software Engineer at Skyscanner from March 2020 to January 2022. Mike has also worked as a Contract Software Engineer at AKQA from August 2019 to December 2019. In 2019, they worked as a Contract Software Engineer at Mercarto, focusing on NodeJS, TypeScript, and AWS. From July 2018 to November 2018, Mike worked as a Contract Software Engineer at SEEK, where they contributed to the development of SEEK's open-source design system. Mike also worked as a Contract Software Engineer at Move 37 from April 2018 to July 2018, specializing in Python and machine learning. Before that, Mike worked as a Freelance Software Engineer at Prolifiko from March 2016 to November 2017, taking on a CTO role and developing a habit-building app for writers. Mike also gained experience as a Senior Software Engineer at the UK Government from November 2015 to November 2017. In addition, Mike worked briefly as an Instructor at The Marketing Lab Ltd in early 2016. Mike began their career as a Software Engineer at Sky Betting & Gaming, where they worked from November 2013 to December 2014, initially as a Software Engineer and later as a Senior Software Engineer. Throughout their various roles, Mike has demonstrated expertise in a range of technologies, including Python, Django, React, NodeJS, AWS, and more.

Mike Fisher obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Music Technology from The University of Huddersfield between 2006 and 2010. Mike later pursued a Master of Science (MSc) degree in MSc by Research (Software Development) from the same university, completing it between 2010 and 2012.