Chris Collins

Senior Software Engineer at STV NewsGlasgow

I work across STV News' websites, apps and infrastructure. Most of my day-to-day is PHP, Laravel, WordPress, JavaScript and AWS.

I spend a lot of time building and maintaining the systems behind STV News, from mobile apps and publishing tools to deployments and platform infrastructure.

Lately I've been working on:

• Rewriting APIs spec-first with OpenAPI
• Infrastructure as code and spec-driven development
• Accepting that AI is now part of the whole process, from design to deploy
• Toying with Swift and native iOS and Mac builds using AI
• Building small tools and products outside of work

I enjoy solving practical problems, simplifying messy systems, and building things that are straightforward to maintain long term.

Outside work I'm usually running, hiking, or tinkering with side projects.