NathanMillar.

Jun 2019 – present

Next PLC

Lead Developer · Enderby, Leicestershire

1. Lead DeveloperJun 2025 – present
2. Senior DeveloperNov 2022 – Jun 2025
3. DeveloperFeb 2021 – Nov 2022
4. Graduate DeveloperJun 2019 – Feb 2021

• Migrated the header, footer, product listing pages (PLP) and product detail pages (PDP) from the legacy monolith into modern frontend microservices; assisted with associated backend migrations.
• Helped architect and implement templating and theming for a single multi-tenant codebase serving UK and international sites: Next, Joules, Reiss, JoJo Maman Bébé, MADE, Laura Ashley, FatFace and Victoria’s Secret, plus the Seasons subsite.
• Reduced development effort through shared implementation and feature flags, enabling features to be built once and configured across sites while supporting feature parity.
• Improved frontend performance through modern technology stacks and deliberate server-side and client-side rendering patterns.
• Implemented a custom Module Federation approach to enable faster rollouts and rollbacks.
• Lead technical decisions, work planning and code reviews; mentor developers, coordinate with stakeholders and oversee releases alongside hands-on React and TypeScript development.
• Helped champion migration from Azure DevOps Git to GitHub Enterprise to enable use of GitHub Copilot cloud agents.
• Spoke at Next’s Early Careers Technology Icebreaker 2026, sharing my progression from trainee to Lead Developer.

Jan 2026 – present

NM Software Development

Software Developer · Self-employed

• Deliver web projects from requirements through to ongoing support, alongside my role at Next.
• Maintain a business website, client portal and service status page. Selected projects are detailed below.

Oct 2017 – Aug 2018

NHS Arden & GEM CSU

Software Development Intern · Greater Leicester area

• Applied academic knowledge in a professional development setting and collaborated with colleagues.

2014 – 2019

Nottingham Trent University

BSc (Hons) Information and Communications Technology

• Dissertation: Prescription and medicine management platform using .NET MVC.

Jun 2013 – Jun 2019

McDonald’s

Shift Manager · Scunthorpe

• Managed busy restaurant shifts, coordinated the team and handled operational and customer needs.
• Built experience in prioritisation, supporting colleagues and communication under pressure.

2012 – 2014

John Leggott College

Education

• Level 3 National Double Diploma in IT.
• A-Level Media Studies.