Andru Dunn

Andru Dunn

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Head of Design Engineering
United Kingdom

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  • Personio
    Head of Design Engineering
    Personio
    Jun 2026 - Current (3 months)
    Leading Design Infrastructure, solidifying our design team to be AI-native — now in player-coach capacity.
  • Personio
    Sr. Staff Design Engineer
    Personio
    Oct 2025 - Current (11 months)
    Working on AI/design tools, pushing our visual language and scaling product quality.
  • Personio
    Staff Engineer
    Personio
    Apr 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year 7 months)
    Engineering lead for Personio’s rebrand. Making customisation and themes possible, powered by our Design System.
  • Personio
    Lead Engineer
    Personio
    Jul 2023 - Apr 2024 (10 months)
    Leading the Design system team, overhauling the product. Helping scale where design and development disciplines intersect.
  • Upgrowth
    Staff Design Engineer
    Upgrowth
    Jun 2021 - Jul 2023 (2 years 2 months)
    I led the Woolworths Design System team, and was one of the principal engineers responsible for the BIG W website. I spend my days shaping solutions, writing code and working in Figma.
  • Upgrowth
    Senior Design Engineer
    Upgrowth
    Feb 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year 5 months)
    Mainly working on the digital transformation of BIG W. I also led product design for a handful of projects across cyber-security, online publishers and ag-tech. The BIG W project centered on decoupling the UI from the existing monolithic application. Next steps included an initial design system setup, upgrading the CMS provider, and a refined shopping journey. My focus was on helping ensure we build it in a scalable, accessible and resilient manner. All built in TypeScript with Next.js, Nest.js and friends.
  • Career Break
    Travel
    Career Break
    Jul 2019 - Jan 2020 (7 months)
    I spent 6 months travelling around Europe and across Asia. It was fantastic to experience so many different cultures and cuisines, and I feel fortunate to have been able to do so.
  • ASOS
    Senior Web Engineer
    ASOS
    Feb 2019 - Jul 2019 (6 months)
    Joined as UI lead on the ASOS Marketplace digital transformation project. The project used TypeScript, NextJS, Jest, Cypress, Algolia, Amplience, Azure, Docker and other usual suspects. Part of my remit was to also upskill the team across the frontend stack, and to help bridge the gap between design and development. This meant not only running workshops on how we should architect our app, but also on fundamentals like accessibility and cross-browser testing.
  • John Lewis
    Senior UI Developer
    John Lewis
    Jun 2016 - Feb 2019 (2 years 9 months)
    Developed and led UI development for the John Lewis website and partner-facing applications, focused on building even better customer experiences. I worked across many teams during my time at JL: - Lead the UI development strategy for delivering our rebrand - Lead the team driving our digital transformation to a React, Node & Kubernetes stack - Lead the creation of the John Lewis & Partners Design System – Mono. - Setup the new 'My Account' application, using React - Part of the team who introduced React as a technology to the business - UI development lead for the CMS upgrade project
  • John Lewis
    Web Designer
    John Lewis
    Oct 2015 - Jun 2016 (9 months)
    Web designer and developer for the Online Design team. I primarily designed the homepage and app content, also looking after the Electricals area of the site and bespoke supplier page builds.
  • Waitrose
    UI Designer & Frontend Developer
    Waitrose
    Jun 2013 - Oct 2015 (2 years 5 months)
    Frontend Developer and Online Designer for the Direct Services team; focused on page design and development, digital marketing assets and brand development. I led the in-house frontend development for Waitrose's new online services Cellar, Kitchen, Florist, Gifts, Pet & Garden. I was also instrumental to the build and launch of Telegraph Wine from Waitrose.
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  • University of Roehampton
    BSc (Hons, Marketing & Multimedia
    University of Roehampton
    Jan 2010 - Jan 2013 (3 years 1 month)
    Key Modules: - Human Computer Interaction - Web Design - Digital Marketing - Consumer Behaviour - International Business Environment - Information Systems Development
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    English Language, Media Studies
    Weald of Kent Grammar
    Jan 2008 - Jan 2010 (2 years 1 month)
    3 A-Levels • A*, B, C
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    English Literature & Language, Mathematics
    The Hayesbrook School
    Jan 2003 - Jan 2008 (5 years 1 month)
    13 GCSE's • A*, A*, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, B, B, C
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    Development Project Prize
    Prof Elaine Harris Director Roehampton Business School
  • Roehampton University
    Undergraduate Scholarship
    Roehampton University
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