Jack McCourt Freelance Web Developer Edinburgh

Outside of my work

Outside of my work I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie and my go-to outlet for that is my motorcycles. Although I have been bungee jumping and want to give skydiving a try!

I also love to travel, which kind of goes hand in hand with my love for bikes and cars. I recently took a 3 month trip around Europe on my 1250GS and ended up coming back with a Czech girlfriend that I am now married to!

I'm also a bit of a tinkerer and like to build things. I converted a rusty old transit van into a camper van with full solar electric power and plumbing installed, then drove it around Europe, breaking down multiple times along the way... It's a long story!

Jack on a motorcycle

Where I worked before

PODFather - Senior Software Engineer

PODFather is a company who specialize in proof of delivery software, which is being utilized by huge companies such as Tarmac and Bidfresh.

I worked as part of a team of 40-50 software engineers to update and maintain the core product in PHP and JavaScript, as well as the Android and IOS mobile apps.

Gift Experience Scotland - Senior Software Engineer

Gift Experience Scotland used to be one of the leading experience companies in Scotland.

I was part of a small team of 4 in-house web developers/designers responsible for updating and maintaining the heavily modified WordPress website, as well as developing their new global platform Experee, a bespoke platform built in PHP framework Yii.

Internet Creation - Lead Software Engineer

Internet Creation is a web design agency in Fife who specialize in designing and developing websites for small local businesses.

I was their lead website designer/developer responsible for taking a client through the full process of planning, designing, developing, then supporting their websites.

McEwan Fraser Legal - Web Developer/Designer

I briefly worked at McEwan Fraser Legal to help maintain their in-house bespoke system built in Yii/PHP, which they use to manage everything in the company.

I was also involved in designing PPC landing pages for their paid advertising, involving significant UX psychology to encourage users to request a callback.

Planys Cloud - Software Engineer

Planys Cloud (now Ember Ltd) builds large bespoke applications for clients. I developed a platform called RealRider.

RealRider is a motorcycling social media platform with safety features, allowing users to record and share routes. It also partnered with NHS to provide crash assistance, automatically alerting emergency services if a crash is detected via the user's phone sensors.