Stuart Ross

Director, Engineering @ Skyscanner

About

I'm a Director of Engineering at Skyscanner, where I've spent over 12 years working in platform engineering operations for one of the world's leading travel technology companies. Throughout my time at Skyscanner, I've grown through progressive technical leadership roles, consistently driving forward both engineering excellence and team growth.

Outside of work, I'm usually experimenting with emerging technologies, endlessly tweaking my home network setup, exploring the outdoors, or gaming with friends and family.

Skills

Languages

TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
SQL

Frameworks & Tools

Node.js
React
Vite
Git

Soft Skills

Technical Leadership
Code Review
Mentoring
Problem Solving

Experience

Director, Engineering

Skyscanner Feb 2026 – Present

Senior Engineering Manager

Skyscanner Apr 2022 – Feb 2026

Engineering Manager

Skyscanner Oct 2019 – Apr 2022

Senior Systems Engineer

Skyscanner Jan 2018 – Sep 2019

Senior Engineer, Database Administration

Skyscanner Jan 2015 – Dec 2017

Software Engineer, Database Development

Skyscanner Jul 2013 – Dec 2014

Support Engineer

Infographics UK Ltd Mar 2012 – Jul 2013

Configuration Developer

Intrelate Limited Feb 2007 – Mar 2012

Projects

stuartross.dev

Spec-driven personal portfolio site built with TypeScript and Vite. No frameworks — just semantic HTML, CSS custom properties, and Playwright e2e tests.

View on GitHub →

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Media & Speaking

Video

Cortex Case Study

A video case study with Cortex exploring how Skyscanner approaches developer experience and internal platform engineering.

Watch on Cortex →

Talk

IDPCON NYC

A conference talk at IDPCON in New York City on internal developer platforms and engineering operations at scale.

Watch on YouTube →

Case Study

AWS Case Study

A written case study published by AWS covering Skyscanner's use of CloudFront for global content delivery at scale.

Read on AWS →