Miles Bailey-Braendgaard

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Software Engineer

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Fullstack engineer constantly learning and developing my skills. Background in biomechanics, computer science, engineering, and the arts.

ABOUT ME

From the UK, did degree in Prosthetics in Scandinavia, picked up some languages along the way (native English, proficient in Danish and Swedish, intermediate German).

Currently working as a Software Engineer at Aurora Energy Research in Oxford, UK.

Outside of trying to learn Mandarin and Portuguese, you can find me fiddling with whatever mechatronics project I've been working on recently.

SKILLS

Some tools and languages that I've worked with before

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  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • NodeJS
  • Express
  • AWS
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • React
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Redux
  • ThreeJS
  • ReactThreeFiber
  • Git/Github
  • Gitlabs
  • Jira

Awards and Experiences

Software Engineer - Aurora Energy Research

Mar 2025 - Present

Mostly working day to day improving architecture and processes within heavily statistical financial model code. Working to further develop collaboration between Engineering and Modelling departments.

Currently run a multidisciplinary scrum team with modellers and software engineers

Helped start 'Continuous Improvement' guild to try and avoid stagnation, improve feeling of devs'having a say' within the team (introduced health check system a la 'Spotify'), and constantly examine and improve our processes


Junior Software Engineer - Aurora Energy Research

Jan 2023 - Mar 2025

Full-stack responsibilities within micro-services and micro-frontend architectures primarily in Typescript, MySQL, and AWS services including S3, Lambda, and more.

Part of the development and architectural testing of fintech SaaS and MaaS (Modelling-as-a-Service) solutions that handle bulk data and deliver bespoke financial simulations and analysis to internal and external customers.

Based in Oxford, at Aurora Energy Research head office Software Engineering department often working inter-disciplinarily with analysts and modellers in both Typescript and Python


Intern Prosthetist/Orthotist - Aktiv Ortopedteknik/University Hospital Skåne

Nov 2021 - Jan 2022

Clinical placement in Lund, Sweden, working hands-on with patients and collaborating in multidisciplinary teams within Skåne University-Hosptial and Aktiv Ortopedteknik Lund.

Gained experience with hospital/clinical patient records database infrastructure and mechanical and quality-of-life control software for myo-electric (muscle based electrical signal) and microprocessor prosthetics.


Software Developer - Culture Hustle

May-Dec 2019

Previously a production assistant, I was hired to design and code an AI chatbot to assist customers when visiting the e-commerce website

Bot was programmed in AIML 2.0 within PandoraBots CI/CD infrastructure


UNIQ Official Oxford University Summer School

2017

'UNIQ is the University of Oxford’s access programme for state school students. We prioritise places for students with good grades from backgrounds that are under-represented at Oxford and other universities.' - Oxford University UNIQ

Official Oxford University run summer school with specialisation in Engineering, Solid Mechanics, and Engineering software including MATLAB and C++


Arkwright Engineering Scholarship

2016

'The Arkwright Engineering Scholarships programme is the most esteemed scholarship scheme of its type in the UK with over 6,000 Scholarships awarded to date.' - Arkwright Scholarships Trust

Received engineering scholarship after rigorous multi-stage test process and engineering portfolio presentation at the University of Southampton

Connected with arkwright scholarship sponsor at UK-based defense firm Ultra Electronics

Education

Full-Stack Developer Course | EPICODE (AKA Strive School)

Jul - Dec 2022

High-intensity highly-rated Full-Stack (MERN + PERN) Development Course (Formerly known as Strive School)

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BSc Prosthetics and Orthotics (Orthopaedic Engineering) - Jönköping University

2019-2022

Grade: Swedish 'Godkänd', equivalent to UK 2:1

Clinical, tech, and research focused degree at Jönköping University in Sweden.

Included modules on clinical prosthetics/orthotics, general and solid mechanics and mathematics, and 2D/3D spatial data capture and processing with two clinical placements.

Thesis on 3D scanning spatial data accuracy and reliability (Available here)

For more information on my experiences or education then check out my CV!

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