๐Ÿ‘‹ Hello from West Yorkshire, UK

I'm Deryn Cullen

  • Software developer
  • Technical writer
  • Product owner
  • Software developer

I leave behind working software, clear documentation and a team that understands both.

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Experience

Two halves that fit together

A professional musician for over two decades, then a move into software. Both taught me to balance what's technical with what's creative.

DC

Contractor

๐Ÿ“ Bradford, UK๐Ÿ—“ Now

Contract work in software development, technical writing and product ownership, with fluency in professional music software for anything that touches music or creators.

DevelopmentDocsProduct
LBG

Lloyds Banking Group

โ˜๏ธ Private cloud๐Ÿ—“ Most recent

Owned a private cloud platform, setting direction and keeping engineering and stakeholders aligned.

Platform ownershipCloudBanking
Sky

Sky, Digital Identity

๐Ÿ‘ฅ 9โ€“10M customers๐Ÿ—“ From 2023

Built features for an identity platform used by 9โ€“10 million customers, progressing from engineer to Technical Product Owner.

Software engineeringIdentityProduct
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Composer, producer & session cellist

๐ŸŒ Europe & North America๐Ÿ—“ 16+ years

Wrote for broadcast and online media, recorded cello for composers on two continents, and engineered and produced all my own work.

CompositionProductionCello
Selected work

Things I've worked on

Short case study for each item to be added.

The other half

Still a musician

What sixteen years in studios brings to software projects. Hover to pause.

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Session cello

Recorded for composers across Europe and North America.

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Broadcast & online

Music written to brief, on deadline, for picture.

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Engineer & producer

Ran every session myself, from mic choice to final mix.

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Music software

Fluent in the pro tools creators use every day.

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Creative + technical

Used to balancing what the art needs with what the tech allows.

Have a project
in mind?

Available for contract work in software development, technical writing and product ownership, especially where it touches music or creators.

derynleigh.cullen@icloud.com