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Head of Engineering (Development) at Happydance Careers Websites
📍 Retford, England, United Kingdom

Roy Barber leads engineering at Happydance, specializing in AI-driven platforms that create the worlds fastest careers websites. He focuses on taking products from concept to production, designing scalable systems that automate workflows and improve talent engagement. He is self-educated and people who have worked with him describe him as talented, meticulous, and passionate.

His entrepreneurial spirit is evident in his founding of Eduly, a communication platform designed to empower schools, teachers, and parents by fostering better school-family partnerships. This venture highlights his interest in using technology to solve communication challenges within the education sector, demonstrating a passion beyond his corporate role.

He received the Happydance Innovation & Delivery Award for his work in making big ideas happen, particularly in AI-driven tools.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Head of Engineering (Development)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Retford, England, United Kingdom
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AI in Talent Acquisition
His current role involves building AI-driven platforms, AI agents, and using AI-powered content surfacing to enhance the candidate experience and automate hiring workflows.
Performance-Led Engineering
A core focus of his work is building what are measured as the fastest careers websites in the world, emphasizing highly optimized, high-performance infrastructure.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Head of Engineering (Development)
Happydance Careers Websites
9-2022
Headless Community Team
Umbraco
4-2021 - 3-2024
Head of Frontend
dotcentric
10-2019 - 3-2021
Freelance Senior Front End Developer & Consultant
RBCUK LTD
11-2017 - 4-2021
Founder
Eduly
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