Summary
Simon Major is a versatile software development engineer with nine years of experience delivering software and infrastructure across finance, education, and enterprise platforms. Currently a Senior Software Development Engineer at Workday in Dublin, he blends hands-on development with robust DevOps discipline to ship scalable systems. He has led technology strategy as CTO at Chef Solve and held senior DevOps and engineering roles at Fire, 4Securitas, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, illustrating a rare mix of coding, operations, and leadership. His early experience as a data engineer at First Derivatives and a research assistant at Trinity College Dublin underpins a data-aware approach to solving complex problems. Based in Dublin, he thrives on bridging startup agility with enterprise-grade reliability, continuously turning ambitious requirements into practical, auditable solutions.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer