Chris Northfield

Co-Founder

United Kingdom12 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Co-founded a successful MarTech platform.
Led development of secure SaaS applications.
Secured £1.7M investment for AI prototype.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and MarTech expert with strong leadership in AI and security.

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Skills

Core Skills

Amazon Web Services (aws)Software As A Service (saas)Artificial Intelligence (ai)Early-stage StartupsEnterprise ArchitectureSolution ArchitectureRuby On RailsAgile MethodologiesTeam ManagementTeam Leadership.net Core

Other Skills

React.jsViteNode.jsNestJSAWS LambdaAmazon ECSApprunnerPostgreSQLAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS)Amazon SQSTerraformGitHubAmazon CloudWatchAmazon EventBridgeAmazon Dynamodb

About

Founder of Nerchr. ~15 years across startups to billion-pound programmes. Specialties: AWS, security, SaaS, software architecture. Writes about: software engineering & Derek.

Experience

Nerchr

Co-Founder

May 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Co-founded Nerchr, a lead-gen MarTech platform designed for marketing agencies.
Led the design and development processes to enhance user experience and functionality.
Focused on delivering improved ROI for marketing agencies through innovative solutions.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)React.jsViteNode.jsNestJSAWS Lambda+14

Surevine

Lead Software Engineer

Feb 2021 – Apr 2025 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Peppercorn ai group

Head of Engineering

Jan 2021 – Oct 2021 · 9 mos · Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Successfully led the design and development of a groundbreaking AI prototype, resulting in a secured investment of £1.7M.
Established an agile architecture and development landscape for efficient product delivery before transitioning out.

Early-Stage StartupsArtificial Intelligence (AI)FinTechMicrosoft AzureLanguage Understanding (LUIS)React.js

General dynamics uk limited

Lead Software Engineer

Jul 2019 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Blackwood, South Wales, United Kingdom

Played a key role in the design and development of the cutting-edge tactical communication and information system, serving as the foundational phase of the MORPHEUS program for the Ministry of Defence.

Leading Development Teams.NET CoreAureliaSolution ArchitectureEnterprise Architecture

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Contract Software Engineer

Nov 2018 – Jul 2019 · 8 mos · Cardiff, United Kingdom

Developed and implemented an internal trailer registration system for the DVLA, addressing Brexit requirements and ensuring seamless compliance with regulatory standards.

Ruby on RailsRubyReact.jsDockerKubernetesBehavior-Driven Development (BDD)+1

Red apple group ltd

Software Development Lead

Sep 2017 – Nov 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · Cardiff, United Kingdom

Team ManagementAngular.NET CoreTeamCityTeam LeadershipGeneral Insurance+1

Source insurance ltd

Software Developer

May 2015 – Aug 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Cardiff, United Kingdom

AngularJS.NET CorePHPMySQLAgile MethodologiesMicrosoft SQL Server+1

Self-employed

Lead Software Engineer

Dec 2013 – Present · 12 yrs 3 mos · Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Led the development of secure SaaS applications utilising AWS, Node.js, Python, Kubernetes and more.
Ensured robust security measures were integrated throughout the software development lifecycle.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance application performance and reliability.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Node.jsPython (Programming Language)SecuritySoftware as a Service (SaaS)Team Leadership+9