Stuart Sillitoe - Front-End Development Lead
Full-Stack & UX Engineer. In play since 1997.
iGaming front-end lead and full-stack engineer. I build software end to end, from the databases, APIs, and services underneath to the interfaces people use, and I've shipped it to production since 1997. Most of my work has been high-traffic iGaming platforms - online casinos and sportsbooks - along with large-scale e-commerce; today I lead the front-end and design team at Bitsler, after building casino and sportsbook product at FanDuel and PokerStars with Flutter.
Experience
- Bitsler - Front-End Development Lead (2023-present), iGaming
- FanDuel, Flutter Inc. - Full-Stack Engineer, FanDuel Explore (2022-2023)
- PokerStars, Flutter Inc. - Full-Stack & UX Engineer (2021-2022)
- Pro:Direct Sport - Full-Stack Developer & Team Lead (2015-2021)
- Independent - Contractor & Freelance Developer (2013-2015), including Universal Pictures
- Pulse8 Internet - Head Developer (2005-2013)
- Createanet - Lead Developer (2003-2005)
- IC Office Solutions - Property Portal Developer (2002-2003)
- Dartington Tech - Intranet & Web Co-ordinator (1999-2002)
- TVC Design - Founder & Web Designer (1997-1999)
Skills
Vue 3, JavaScript / TypeScript, Node.js, React & React Native, Next.js, C# / .NET Core, PHP (Laravel, Symfony), Visual Basic (legacy), Pixi.js & WebGL, Unity / C#, REST APIs & micro-services, relational & NoSQL databases, SQL & query design, scalable & distributed systems, websockets & real-time data, security & auth, payment gateways & e-commerce, CDN & edge caching, AWS, Cloudflare, Imgix, Docker, Linux, AI-native development (Claude, Cursor), AI & LLM integration, crypto, blockchain & smart contracts (Solidity, Hardhat), Web3, team leadership, and mentoring.
Full CV at sillitoe.co.uk/cv/ (PDF, ATS PDF) and my independent work at sillitoe.co.uk/studio/.