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Chris Beck

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Head of Engineering at NewDay
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Chris Beck is the Head of Engineering at NewDay, leading large-scale teams in building world-class products. With a background in Computer Science from The University of Sheffield, his career began in 2003 when he created a pioneering social video platform that was later acquired. People he has worked with describe him as having great technical knowledge and a problem-solving mind.

Based on his public commentary, Chris is interested in the intersection of technology, privacy, and government policy. He follows developments in digital identity and data security closely, often sharing critical perspectives on government-led technology initiatives and their potential societal impact.

He created a social video platform with over 4 million monthly users years before YouTube became mainstream.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Head of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Scaling Engineering Teams
He currently leads over 120 engineers across more than 20 teams at NewDay and has a long history of scaling technical departments.
Event-Driven Architecture
His team is building a next-generation credit platform using event-driven design and event sourcing, and he actively recruits engineers with this specific experience.
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Career

Work history

12-2023
Head of Engineering
NewDay
9-2022 - 12-2023
Senior Engineering Manager
NewDay
10-2021 - 5-2022
Tech Lead
ustwo
4-2020 - 10-2021
Chief Technology Officer
Scale8
3-2019 - 3-2020
Consultant
Venatus Media
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Education
9-2006 - 7-2009
Computer Science - 2.1
The University of Sheffield
9-2003 - 7-2005
Maths
Peter Symonds College
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