Hello there, I'm Charles
My name is Charles Harwood and I'm a software engineer from the Gold Coast, Australia. I've been working in the tech industry since 2011, and I've been writing code since 2008.
I'm currently working at Entain Australia & New Zealand as an Engineering Manager, leading and supporting a cross-functional team of engineers to deliver high quality features for our mobile and web apps and our wider platform, with a focus on improving performance, stability, and the quality of our codebases.
After many years of building websites and online stores primarily with PHP, my technical focus shifted in 2021 to building native mobile applications with React Native and TypeScript.
During my time in the industry, I have contributed to and delivered hundreds of high-quality projects for major brands and enterprises including:
- Ladbrokes Australia: iOS and Android
- Neds Australia: iOS and Android
- TAB New Zealand: iOS and Android
- betcha New Zealand: iOS and Android
- Village Roadshow Theme Parks
- Bluey.tv and GoJetters.com
- BBC Worldwide & BBC Studios
- BBC Earth
- Gold Coast Airport
- Queensland Treasury Department
- Norco Foods
- Mirvac Group
- Citimark Properties
- Daifuku Airport Technologies
- Coast Entertainment (formerly Ardent Leisure)
- Palm Lake Group
- Surf Life Saving Australia & Surf Life Saving Queensland
- Gold Coast Tourism Corporation
- Ipswich City Council
- Bleach* Festival
- and many more.
Most importantly I am a father to two boys and love spending time with my family, listening to heavy metal music, playing the guitar, and watching countless sci-fi movies (even the bad ones).