Daniel Vernon
About Daniel Vernon
Daniel Vernon is a Principal Software Engineer currently working at Patchwork Health in London, England. He has held various roles in software engineering and design, including positions as CTO at Recruitd and Lead Designer at Truphone, and has expertise in React frameworks and mobile application development.
Work at Patchwork Health
Daniel Vernon has been employed at Patchwork Health as a Principal Software Engineer since 2020. In this role, he focuses on building and scaling web and mobile products within the Patchwork ecosystem. His work involves utilizing multiple React frameworks, including CRA, NextJS, and GatsbyJS, for web product development. He also assists with backend service builds using Ruby on Rails with GraphQL outputs. His expertise in React Native development contributes to the creation of various mobile applications.
Previous Experience in Software Engineering and Design
Prior to his current position, Daniel Vernon held several roles in software engineering and design. He served as Chief Technology Officer at Recruitd from 2017 to 2020, where he oversaw technology strategy. He worked as a Software Engineering Advisor at Choona from 2021 to 2022. His earlier roles include Senior UI Designer at Halfords for two months in 2016 and Lead UI/UX Designer at WaysGo Corp. in 2012. He also worked as a Digital Designer at The Lemon Works from 2010 to 2012.
Education and Expertise
Daniel Vernon studied at Pershore Technology College from 2002 to 2004, where he focused on Computer Studies, Art & Design, and achieved a qualification in Graphic Design. His technical expertise includes proficiency in React frameworks, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and TypeScript, which he employs in various development projects. He has experience in building mobile applications using React Native and has a solid understanding of backend service development with Ruby on Rails.
Career Timeline
Daniel Vernon's career spans various roles in software engineering and design. He began as a Freelance Designer at yourindies.com in 2010 and progressed to Digital Designer at The Lemon Works until 2012. He then worked as Lead Designer at Truphone from 2012 to 2013, followed by a position as Head of Product Design at Pleo for six months in 2013-2014. He continued his career with contract roles as Senior UI Designer at tsu.co in 2015 and at Halfords in 2016, before taking on the CTO role at Recruitd from 2017 to 2020.