Carly Gilson

Carly is a Technical Lead, working with the Government Digital Service to develop and support GOV.UK One Login, a single sign on platform for government, aiming to transform the way citizens access public services.

She loves building products and solving problems that help make users lives easier – whether that’s working with user researchers to find out how we can help get more departments onboarded onto One Login, giving life to the GOV.UK One Login Simulator, or getting deep into the technical detail to improve the performance and security of the OIDC API.

Carly’s also keen to get stuck in making Softwire a great place to work – she helped found the Hypatia Network, a community for people who don’t identify as cis men to socialise (and vent!), and she has previously been a London Morale Officer. She’s organised everything from curling sessions and a Ceilidh, to a holiday to Sardinia and our famous Softwire Birthday Party!

Outside the office, you’ll almost certainly find Carly on a bike. Her dad persuaded her to try road cycling a couple of years ago, and now she’s hooked – you’ll normally spot her darting out of work on her way to an evening race, or rolling into the office after some early morning laps of Regent’s Park.