MIGUEL PUIG GARCÍA

Head of Engineering at Nando's UK

Engineering leader with 15+ years experience building and scaling high-impact teams at Nando's UK & IRE, IG Index, and media companies. Expertise in web engineering, cloud architecture, DevOps & CI/CD, data engineering, and microservices. Proven ability to optimize operations, deliver critical applications, and align technology with business goals.

EXPERIENCE

Head Of Engineering

Nando's UK | London, UK | 2019 – Present

Built, scaled, and managed 6 fully functional product teams, ensuring engineering capacity met business needs. Led hiring, mentoring, and technical strategy, taking full responsibility for recruiting and structuring teams. Delivered critical applications to optimize restaurant operations and support global expansion.

Technical Lead

IG Index | London, UK | 2014 – 2019

Led teams to refine Adobe Experience Manager CMS and transition to Salesforce Lightning. Built scalable web APIs, improved system performance, and drove key engineering decisions. Hired and mentored engineers, fostering a high-performance culture.

Technical Manager / Software Engineer

Euro TV Guild | London, UK | 2011 – 2014

At ETG, a media company at the intersection of television business and news, led a team of developers and system administrators. Oversaw the development of the company's websites, including custom CMS components and video solution integration.

EDUCATION

Design and New Media

Marcelo Macias University | A Coruña, Spain | 2006 – 2009

Internship at La Voz De Galicia Newspaper as UI Developer.

Coursework towards B.Sc. in Computer Science

UDC | A Coruña, Spain | 2004 – 2006

Miguel Puig - Engineering Leader

CONTACT

London N1 (UK)

LINKS

SKILLS

Engineering Leadership Team Building System Design Platform Reliability Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing (GCP) Serverless Systems Networking at Scale Infrastructure as Code DevOps Continuous Delivery Security Access Control Observability Incident Management Cost Optimization