Michael Tempest
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorMichael Tempest is a seasoned tech founder and engineering leader with 18+ years in product development, scale, and infrastructure across Silicon Valley and the UK. He has driven an EdTech startup from zero to 2 million users and now leads Elysium Studios, where Espy Go delivers instant SEO and content strategy through automated research for SMBs and agencies with a simple UX and rapid results. As founder and CTO/advisor across ventures, he blends hands-on software craftsmanship with strategic product leadership, previously shaping Risika’s engineering and technology roadmap. His experience spans fintech, ecommerce, and AI-driven marketing tools, with leadership roles at Critical Mass, Google, Apple, and Kingfisher, reflecting a habit of shipping robust, scalable front- and back-end systems. Outside software, he has pursued entrepreneurial projects like T Cycling UK and a background in music technology, illustrating a creative, cross-disciplinary approach to problem-solving. Based in Tunbridge Wells, he actively mentors startups through StartUp to ScaleUP Club, helping founders navigate product and tech decisions.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (30)
directive8
phonegap7
plugin7
aplayer6
exoplayer5
angularjs5
implicit5
cordova5
javascript4
svg-path4
player4
snap4
ionic4
media4
android4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mike-tempest/svg
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:6 pushes in 15 days
mike-tempest/cordova-plugin-exoplayer
Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 8 days
exoplayercordovaandroidmedia-playervideo
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