Hello, I'm Dimitri

I'm a founding engineer based in London. I set technical direction, mentor engineers and still write a lot of the code: production web apps, data platforms and machine learning systems, including for defence and national security. What I enjoy most is turning messy, data-heavy problems into products people actually use.

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Work Experience

Dec 2023 - Present

Senior Full Stack Engineer & Data Scientist (SC Cleared)

Capita
  • •Built a production React + TypeScript app on top of Palantir Foundry, enabling advanced tracking for 500+ RN personnel via fully data-driven, extensible workflows; owned system design and optimised Spark-based pipelines processing multiple terabytes of data daily.
  • •Mentored 5 engineers bi-weekly in React, TypeScript, Python, and Spark, supporting their growth across frontend, backend and data engineering best practices.
  • •Delivered automation saving 5 days of manual effort each month; project commended at the Rear Admiral's annual address.
ReactTypeScriptPythonApache SparkData EngineeringTeam LeadershipPalantir Foundry

June 2022 - Dec 2023

Machine Learning Engineer (SC Cleared)

Roke
  • •Tech led 3 cross functional projects spanning engineering, data science, and domain teams, delivering scalable production systems for critical National Security use cases.
  • •Designed and deployed a novel GAN-based computer vision model for real-time image analysis; built entirely from scratch in a restricted environment.
  • •Integrated diverse cloud-native databases (time-series, columnar, geo-spatial, graph), enabling ingestion of ~20–30GB/day and powering both a live dashboard and a model-driven application.
  • •Supervised MSc research projects in collaboration with university partners, helping align academic work with production objectives.
Machine LearningComputer VisionPythonCloud ArchitectureData EngineeringTechnical Leadership

Nov 2020 - May 2022

Senior Data Science Consultant (SC Cleared)

Capita
  • •Led development of a global carbon reporting platform covering 7,905 cost centres, enabling a 30% CO₂ reduction in one year.
  • •Managed a team of 5 juniors across delivery and technical planning for multiple enterprise clients.
  • •Presented complex data insights to C-level and non-technical stakeholders; achieved a 60% client contract extension rate.
  • •Mentored 7 engineers bi-weekly across two teams in Python and Power BI to improve delivery.
Data SciencePythonPower BITeam LeadershipStakeholder ManagementData Visualization