I'm Josh Embling: Software Engineer from Cardiff, South Wales.

I'm a passionate developer driven by creativity that leads by example and inspires collaboration.

At present, my main focus is as Full Stack Engineer at Guestwise, working with some of the biggest hospitality brands in the UK in a PHP lead role.

Previous to this, I was Tech Lead Consultant on Brass Monkey - the world's first product of its kind in the cold water immersion space.

Throughout my career, I've had opportunites to work on a variety of projects as a fullstack engineer. These include websites, web apps, e-commerce platforms, mobile apps, browser extensions, AI and IoT.

A key goal in any team I join is to drive continuous improvement. I achieve this through practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), strong typing, peer reviews, project planning, and thorough documentation.

Key languages and frameworks::
Laravel, PHP, React, React Native, Typescript, Javascript, PHPUnit, Pest, Jest, SQL, Git.

Besides programming, I am a musician with over 10 years of professional experience. I graduated with a First-class honours degree in Music from The Academy of Contemporary Music in 2014. I then sustained a successful career as a full-time musician in the years that followed.

I've been lucky enough to have my music played on BBC television and lead two successful ventures side-by-side; a full-time music tuition business and a wedding/function band that played across the UK.

I'm a big football fan and support Wales & Cardiff City, at both home and away games. My love of football led me to take a brief 6 month stint in sports journalism. I got to interview international footballers, attend huge press-conferences and of course, go to matches.

Finally, I love to quiz... I love it so much that I featured on ITV's "The Chase" in 2022. Did you recognise the backdrop from my avatar?