Rupert Rutland

Engineering Manager

Typeform

May 2026 - Current (5 months)

Leading a 10-person engineering team building the next generation of data capture at Typeform - voice, video, adaptive dialogue, and AI-moderated interactions that let people respond in ways that feel natural. Managing a cross-functional team of frontend, backend, and full-stack engineers. Focused on shipping high-quality product, growing the team's careers, and creating the conditions for engineers to do their best work.

Expert Frontend Engineer - Integrations

Typeform

Mar 2025 - Jun 2026 (1 year 4 months)

Following a promotion from Senior, I operate as an Expert Engineer, focusing on high-impact, cross-team initiatives and the technical direction of the frontend ecosystem. I bridge the gap between executive product goals and engineering execution by driving architectural standards that multiply the effectiveness of multiple squads. Strategic Leadership & High-Impact Achievements: Strategic Vendor Partnership (iPaaS): Orchestrated a critical collaboration with a third-party iPaaS provider to architect and deliver a bespoke custom modal implementation. I facilitated weekly technical syncs and acted as the primary governance lead, ensuring the project met Typeform’s rigorous performance and UX standards. AI-Augmented Engineering: Pioneered the

Senior Frontend Engineer - Integrations

Typeform

Sep 2024 - Mar 2025 (7 months)

Following the successful transition of the Site Team’s operations, I moved to the Integrations Team. In this role, I lead the end-to-end development of features that connect Typeform’s ecosystem with major third-party applications, focusing on data integrity, user experience, and architectural scalability. Key Contributions & Leadership: Technical Project Leadership: Operating with high autonomy to lead cross-functional integration projects. I own the lifecycle of these features—from initial technical discovery and API contract negotiation to deployment and post-launch maintenance. Full-Stack Versatility: While leading the frontend strategy in React and TypeScript, I contribute across the stack in Node.js and Golang, ensuring seamless commu

Senior Frontend Engineer - Site Team

Typeform

Jul 2020 - Sep 2024 (4 years 3 months)

Typeform is a premier SaaS platform specialising in conversational data collection. Within the Site Team, I held a dual-impact role: architecting the public-facing platform and serving as the Strategic Lead for external engineering partnerships. Leadership & Management Impact: Vendor Orchestration & Delivery: Acted as the primary interface and single point of contact between Typeform’s business stakeholders and three embedded teams of external contractors. I took full accountability for their delivery, ensuring that external output met Typeform’s rigorous architectural and quality standards. Engineering Management: Facilitated all Agile ceremonies for the contractor squads—including sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming—effe

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Engineering Manager & Lead Frontend Engineer

Nov 2019 - Jul 2020 (9 months)

Apps2Digital provides a platform for assessing remote-work readiness and digital wellbeing. In this dual-capacity role, I served as the strategic bridge between the CEO and a remote team of five contractors. My focus was on stabilising a high-friction environment, professionalising the development lifecycle, and acting as the primary point of contact for both technical execution and product strategy. Leadership & Management Impact: Stakeholder Mediation: Acted as the critical interface between the CEO and the external engineering team; successfully aligning divergent stakeholder expectations and establishing a collaborative working environment.. Engineering Management: Directed a team of five contractors, providing technical oversight and e

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Senior Frontend Engineer

Dec 2017 - Nov 2019 (2 years)

Kare Knowledgeware is an AI-driven cognitive automation platform specialising in enterprise knowledge management and self-service solutions. I was tasked with leading the frontend development of their core AI chatbot interface. My primary contribution was a strategic architectural overhaul that decoupled business logic from the client-side, significantly increasing the agility of the entire engineering department. Key Achievements & Leadership: Architectural Refactoring: Spearheaded the migration of complex business logic from the React frontend to the backend. By implementing a WebSocket-driven architecture, I simplified the frontend into a "thin client," enabling the team to deploy logic changes instantly without requiring frontend update

Lead Frontend Engineer

Opportunity Network

Mar 2017 - Dec 2017 (10 months)

Opportunity Network is an exclusive investment platform connecting over 45,000 high-net-worth individuals and CEOs globally. I led a frontend team of five engineers while serving as a key member of the Engineering Leadership Group. In this role, I acted as the primary conduit between the development team and the executive suite (C-level), ensuring that technical capabilities were aligned with the platform’s rapid global scaling requirements. Leadership & Strategic Impact: Team Management & Growth: Accountable for the output and professional development of five engineers. I owned the end-to-end recruitment process, successfully hiring and onboarding top-tier talent to scale the team. Cross-Functional Strategy: Represented the engineering dep

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Senior Frontend Engineer

Digital Dimension - Econocom

Mar 2016 - Mar 2017 (1 year 1 month)

Digital Dimension is a high-growth digital solutions provider within the Econocom Group. I was a founding member of a Barcelona-based internal venture, tasked with building a high-performance marketplace platform from the ground up using a "startup-within-a-corporate" model. I played a pivotal role in the platform's initial architecture, delivering a bespoke, universal (SSR) React and Node.js framework at a time when such solutions were at the bleeding edge of the industry. Leadership & Technical Innovation: Full-Stack Architecture: Designed and implemented a custom universal React/Node.js application, precursor to modern frameworks like Next.js. This involved solving complex challenges around SEO, initial load performance, and state hydrat

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Senior Full-stack Engineer

Code D'Azur

Nov 2011 - Mar 2016 (4 years 5 months)

Code d'Azur is a premier digital brand and experience agency (now part of the Polestar family). During my four-year tenure, I was instrumental in transitioning the agency from traditional server-rendered sites to modern, decoupled web architectures, delivering high-impact products for global brands including KLM, IKEA, Red Bull, and Tele2. I progressed from a Mid-level Developer to a Project Lead, managing a team of four and spearheading the adoption of modern engineering standards and DevOps maturity across the organisation. Leadership & Modernisation Impact: DevOps Transformation: Engineered and oversaw the company-wide migration from manual FTP deployments to automated CI/CD pipelines and Git-based version control. This fundamental shift

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Full-stack Engineer

Sep 2010 - Nov 2011 (1 year 3 months)

Intendance was a boutique digital agency based in the City of London, specialising in high-performance web solutions for the legal and mining sectors. I was responsible for the end-to-end delivery of CMS-driven applications for a portfolio of high-profile "City" clients, ensuring technical integrity and security in a highly regulated market. Key Contributions: Technical Consultancy & Education: Trusted as the primary technical representative to conduct on-site training for clients across the UK. I successfully taught programming fundamentals and software operation to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring high adoption rates of the bespoke platforms we delivered. Full-stack Delivery: Engineered robust web applications using a mix of Zend Fram

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Junior Software Engineer

Global Beach

Nov 2009 - Sep 2010 (11 months)

Global Beach was a leading digital agency based in Fulham, London. As my foundational role in software engineering, I was responsible for delivering high-quality web applications for a diverse client base, working across both .NET and PHP ecosystems. Key Contributions: Full-stack Maintenance: Managed the end-to-end updates and feature parity for multiple client applications, working across C#/.NET backends and interactive jQuery frontends. Internal Platform Development: Selected to lead the complete greenfield rebuild of the company’s primary website, modernising the codebase and improving site performance. Technical Versatility: Rapidly adapted to a multi-stack environment, gaining deep experience in WordPress development, SQL database man

Editorial Assistant (Internship)

Future

Feb 2008 - May 2008 (4 months)

Future is a global multi-media platform and one of the UK’s most successful publishing houses. During my tenure at Metal Hammer, I held a hybrid role that combined content creation with technical maintenance, marking my first professional entry into the digital media space. Key Contributions: Digital Platform Maintenance: Responsible for the day-to-day management and technical updates of the Metal Hammer website, ensuring high availability during high-traffic periods. Content Strategy & Production: Conducted high-profile interviews and wrote features for both print and digital platforms, honing the ability to translate complex narratives for a global community. Community Engagement: Managed the brand’s early social media presence and digita

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