Meet the Team
We believe that a happy team build better software. Our processes are collaborative and we encourage the open exploration of solutions and ideas across the whole team. We work together to figure out how to balance constraints and trade offs, and on building great solutions. We're hiring, and would love for you to come work with us.
Jamie Cobbett
Lead Developer
Jamie is our Lead Developer. He leads the technical design of Livestax and supports the team through pairing and sharing knowledge. Formerly of GOV.UK/GDS. He enjoys baking cakes and buns and making things better for users.
Nicklas Persson
Product Owner
Nicklas Persson is the Livestax Product Owner, which means that he draws a lot of pictures and figures stuff out. When not sweating over user experience and product direction he rides bicycles and drinks at least six cups of coffee.
Laura Porter
Developer
A developer since 1999, most recently at The Telegraph and SpringerNature, Laura likes Ruby the best but turns her hand to anything that needs doing. When not poking at code she competes in powerlifting and helps to run a gym.
Agz Deberny
Front End Developer
Agz has an architectural and design background, but dived into programming. She loves finding the right solutions and designing and building UI with great UX. You can often find her meditating, running, learning Portuguese or reading on the tube.