Mike Lowe

Mike Lowe has a diverse work experience in the tech industry. Mike started their career as a Graduate Developer at Jisc in November 2014 and worked there until July 2016. During this time, Mike developed a Java framework for processing and indexing documents into the Elasticsearch search engine, significantly improving indexing speed.

In August 2016, Mike transitioned to the role of Developer at Jisc and continued working on various projects, including the Historical Texts and Journal Archives platforms. Mike followed a test-driven approach and contributed to making the indexing process 5 times faster than previous solutions. Mike left Jisc in March 2018.

In April 2018, Mike joined KrakenFlex (Octopus Energy Group) as a Software Engineer. Over the years, they progressed to Senior Software Engineer and later became the Lead Software Engineer. At KrakenFlex, Mike played a crucial role in building a platform to balance the electricity grid by controlling renewable assets like electric vehicles, wind turbines, and batteries. Mike developed scalable systems using AWS services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and IoT. Mike's contributions included writing Lambdas in TypeScript and Python. Mike'stime at KrakenFlex is ongoing as of the provided information.

Mike Lowe studied Computer Science at the University of Liverpool from an unknown starting year until 2014, earning a Bachelor of Science degree.