Hi, I'm Virginie

Traineeship - Software Engineer

2023 - 2024

IT Career Switch, UK

During this training, I deepened my skills in development and problem-solving by working on real projects that I later deployed. You can view them in the portfolio section.

Master of Foreign Language Teaching (French)

2020 - 2021

University of Pau and Adour Countries, Pau, France

Thanks to this diploma, I learned how to teach a foreign language, which required me to enhance my communication skills and ensure extreme accuracy in the information I convey.

Bachelor of English Language and Civilisations

2018 - 2020

University of Pau and Adour Countries, Pau, France

This undergraduate degree allowed me to develop a keen interest in research. During this program, I had the opportunity to write a memoire, which significantly enhanced my research skills and my ability to summarize information.

Higher National Diploma of Communication

2017 - 2018

University of Pau and Adour Countries, Pau, France

During my communication studies, I gained valuable social skills, as well as computer skills, as I frequently worked with Canva and Photoshop. It was during this period that my interest in computer science began to grow.

Junior Software Developer

2025 - Current

Cavendish Consulting, Birmingham, UK

• Take ownership of multiple features, from technical discussions and development through to deployment and ongoing maintenance.
• Develop and maintain a full-stack web application using PHP, Laravel, React and TypeScript.
• Design and implement AI-powered features using Amazon Bedrock, integrating generative AI models directly into the company's web application.
• Contribute to the adoption of AI across internal business processes, identifying opportunities to improve workflows and efficiency.
• Lead the introduction of Playwright into the team's testing processes, taking ownership of its integration and training QA colleagues to use it effectively.
• Manage AWS infrastructure and deployment processes using services including EC2, S3 and CodeDeploy.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across the business to understand requirements, propose solutions and deliver functionality.

Junior Software Developer

2024 - 2025

Formation Media, Warwick, UK

• Contributed to the development, maintenance and delivery of over 20 websites and software projects across a range of technologies.
• Developed frontend and backend functionality using JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, PHP and React.
• Worked with traditional and headless CMS platforms, including Craft CMS and WordPress.
• Used Docker and DDEV to manage local development environments
• Collaborated within Agile workflows using Jira, Git and GitHub.