{
  "name": "Stu Mason",
  "applying_for": {
    "role": "Founding Engineer",
    "company": "Jack & Jill",
    "posting": "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/jack-jill-external-ats/fac9804c-afa7-468b-ab29-a1e1bd7ed68f",
    "date": "2026-08-26"
  },
  "contact": {
    "email": "stu@stuartmason.co.uk",
    "phone": "+447713333312",
    "location": "Folkestone, Kent, UK",
    "commute": "Shoreditch on-site, five days a week: yes",
    "right_to_work_uk": true,
    "age": 42,
    "on_site_five_days": true
  },
  "links": {
    "site": "https://stumason.dev",
    "github": "https://github.com/StuMason",
    "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/in/stumason",
    "cv_pdf": "https://jill.stumason.dev/stu-mason-cv.pdf",
    "markdown": "https://jill.stumason.dev/stu-mason.md",
    "mcp": "https://jill.stumason.dev/mcp",
    "a2a": "https://jill.stumason.dev/.well-known/agent.json"
  },
  "receipts": [
    {
      "value": 563,
      "what": "GitHub stars, coolify-mcp",
      "source": "https://api.github.com/repos/StuMason/coolify-mcp",
      "checked": "2026-08-26"
    },
    {
      "value": 27930,
      "what": "npm installs last 30 days, @masonator/coolify-mcp",
      "source": "https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-month/@masonator/coolify-mcp",
      "checked": "2026-08-26"
    },
    {
      "value": "500M+",
      "what": "events at peak, Pfizer serverless platform",
      "source": "Pfizer 2020-2024, Super Bowl advert surge"
    },
    {
      "value": "500+",
      "what": "engineers through Stu's microservices training",
      "source": "Pfizer"
    },
    {
      "value": "4 months",
      "what": "concept to live marketplace",
      "source": "https://tidylinker.com"
    },
    {
      "value": "4.7M",
      "what": "items ingested by Bellwether",
      "source": "own product"
    }
  ],
  "stack": {
    "matches_jd": [
      "Python (FastAPI)",
      "TypeScript/React",
      "PostgreSQL"
    ],
    "also": [
      "Laravel/PHP",
      "Next.js",
      "AWS (SA + DevOps Pro certified)",
      "Docker",
      "Cloudflare Workers",
      "Coolify",
      "Claude API",
      "OpenAI API",
      "MCP",
      "RAG/pgvector",
      "voice pipelines"
    ]
  },
  "experience": [
    {
      "org": "Independent, embedded with product teams",
      "role": "Engineer",
      "from": "2024-01",
      "to": null
    },
    {
      "org": "Pfizer",
      "role": "AI Transformation Lead",
      "from": "2024-01",
      "to": "2024"
    },
    {
      "org": "Pfizer",
      "role": "Microservices Technical Lead",
      "from": "2020-07",
      "to": "2024-01"
    },
    {
      "org": "Pfizer",
      "role": "Lead DevOps Engineer",
      "from": "2016-09",
      "to": "2020-07"
    },
    {
      "org": "Uno Mas Mexican Street Food",
      "role": "Founder",
      "from": "2017-09",
      "to": "2019-01"
    },
    {
      "org": "Dark Blue",
      "role": "Technical Consultant",
      "from": "2015",
      "to": "2016"
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    "BSc Computer Science, Bolton, 2006",
    "PGCE Computing, Reading, 2009",
    "AWS Solutions Architect + DevOps Professional, 2023"
  ],
  "ask": "A screening call with Jill, then a real bug or feature from the Jack or Jill codebase and a day to ship it with tests.",
  "comp_note": "\u00a3360k+ TC is Jack & Jill's published floor for every engineer; Stu is asking about cash:equity split and grant size, not a special number."
}