Hi, I'm Luke Curtis

Engineering Leader | Technical Architect | Software Engineer

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About Me

I'm an Engineering Leader with a passion for building high-performing teams, scalable software systems, and helping companies grow. With over 10 years of experience, I specialize in managing cross-functional teams, improving engineering processes, and leading technical transformations.

I love to build teams that have a culture of psychological safety, accountability, ownership and empowerment. My approach combines technical excellence with strong leadership principles to create environments where both people and products thrive.

What I Do

Engineering Leadership & Scalable Solutions

Proven track record in leading teams of Individual Contributors (ICs) and Engineering Managers (EMs) alike to deliver >3x growth and transform legacy systems into modern, high-performing platforms.

Architecting Modern, Event-Driven Systems

Designing and implementing event-driven ecosystems that process >1M+ events daily, enabling seamless scalability and domain ownership for teams of 100+ engineers.

Driving Technical Transformation & Business Growth

Orchestrating architectural overhauls that increased product scalability, while reducing overheads through automation and engineering excellence initiatives.

Experience

Marshmallow

Marshmallow - 2025 - Present

Engineering Manager

Leading high-performing engineering teams at Marshmallow, focussing on core growth and acquisition within the Insurtech industry.

Lendable

Lendable - 2023 - 2025

Engineering Manager

Managing a team of 14 engineers and managers to execute technical strategy across secured and unsecured lending, supporting one of the largest loan portfolio's in the UK and transforming a product into a profitable business with 3x monthly originations.

Personio

Personio - 2022 - 2023

Engineering Manager

Spearheaded the transition from a monolith to an event-driven ecosystem for a 400+ engineering team, ensuring compliant data usage and enabling cross-region teams to deliver key initiatives with autonomy and clarity.

Superscript

Superscript - 2020 - 2022

Technical Lead & Engineering Manager

Empowered a team of 6 full-stack engineers to build automation platforms, increase revenue, and reduce overheads in an event-driven, microservices environment using PHP, Laravel, and Vue.

Get in Touch

If you would like to work together or feel there's a project I can help with, please get in touch below

Email Me - [email protected]