Software engineer · London, UK

Thomas
Roper

I build web apps, data platforms and AI tools that make work genuinely easier.

3+ years at Dusted, an award-winning London digital agency — shipping full-stack products, automation and AI for B2B clients.

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About

A bit about me

I'm a software engineer with 3+ years at Dusted, an award-winning London digital and branding agency, where I build scalable web applications and digital products for clients across B2B and B2C sectors.

My background is in software development for animation, games and visual effects, and it shows: I like building things that feel good to use, from analytics platforms and data pipelines to AI tools that quietly remove hours of manual work.

When I'm not shipping client work, I'm usually making something for fun — most recently Tortuga, a multiplayer strategy game about heroic turtles.

Experience

Where I've been

Software Engineer @ Dusted

April 2023 — Present · London, UK

Leading UK digital and branding agency working across a diverse portfolio of B2B and B2C clients.

Built and maintain Elevate, Dusted's full-stack analytics and market-research platform, giving clients real-time performance insights and business intelligence.
Developed and deployed proprietary AI tools that streamline data analysis, reporting and internal workflows across the agency.
Designed custom data pipelines that collect, analyse and visualise large datasets from multiple sources.
Led AI-driven competitor research, keyword analysis and technical SEO audits for clients including Cubic3, Wireless Infrastructure Group and British International Investment.
Developed backend services and APIs with Node.js and SQL, and responsive frontend interfaces with Next.js.
Collaborate closely with developers, strategists, designers and project managers to deliver technical solutions aligned with business objectives.

Education

BSc (Hons) Software Development for Animation, Games and Effects

Bournemouth University · 2016 — 2020 · 2:1

Final-year work included an image-segmentation AI for fruit classification and a multithreaded flocking simulation in C++.

Skills

What I work with

TypeScript
JavaScript
Next.js
React
Node.js
Python
SQL
C++
MCP tools
RAG pipelines
Chatbots
Workflow automation
AI-driven analysis
PostgreSQL
AWS
Data pipelines
Analytics & reporting
Geo-spatial analysis
Database design
Technical SEO
Generative engine optimisation
Semrush
Structured data
Accessibility

Languages & frameworks

TypeScript
JavaScript
Next.js
React
Node.js
Python
SQL
C++

AI & automation

MCP tools
RAG pipelines
Chatbots
Workflow automation
AI-driven analysis

Data & platform

PostgreSQL
AWS
Data pipelines
Analytics & reporting
Geo-spatial analysis
Database design

Web & growth

Technical SEO
Generative engine optimisation
Semrush
Structured data
Accessibility

Projects

Selected work

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Personal · Game

Tortuga

A real-time multiplayer strategy game played on a hexagonal board: hop, capture and resurrect turtles against friends in live lobbies, or take on three levels of AI.

Next.js
TypeScript
Socket.IO
Docker

Dusted · Platform

Elevate

Dusted's proprietary market-research platform, analysing competitors across UX, ESG, martech, social, SEO and security. Automates 50+ digital datapoints and cut research time by ~80%.

Next.js
Node.js
PostgreSQL
AWS

Dusted · AI

River

An AI chatbot and custom MCP platform using RAG to deliver highly accurate brand information, with rich media responses — deployed as a ChatGPT app.

RAG
MCP
ChatGPT apps

Dusted · Tooling

Console Errors Bot

An automated monitor that scans client websites for browser console and network errors and reports issues straight to Slack — cutting detection time by ~90%.

Node.js
Slack API
Automation

Dusted · Automation

Streamtime automation & MCP tools

Internal dashboards, HR integrations and ChatGPT-powered MCP tools automating project reporting and profitability analysis — saving hundreds of hours of admin a year.

MCP
Node.js
APIs

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