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Simon Middleton

Over a three-month period, contributed to the hmcts/pcs-frontend and hmcts/pcs-api repositories by delivering features that enhanced Welsh-language support, accessibility, and regulatory compliance for property possession and tenancy workflows. Developed and refined backend APIs using Java and Node.js, including dispute claim handling and payment agreement enhancements, while implementing frontend improvements with TypeScript and Nunjucks to improve user experience and localization clarity. Addressed database migration sequencing and expanded eligibility data capture, ensuring robust data integrity and deployment safety. Focused on end-to-end workflow readiness, unit testing, and collaboration, resulting in improved data quality, compliance, and accessibility across the PCS platform.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

80%Features

Repository Contributions

11Total
Bugs
2
Commits
11
Features
8
Lines of code
1,960
Activity Months3

Work History

May 2026

1 Commits • 1 Features

May 1, 2026

May 2026: Delivered Payment Agreement Enhancement in hmcts/pcs-api, removing the ContactPreferenceType enum and adding repayArrearsInstalments to PaymentAgreement, with service updates and mapping tests. This strengthens arrears handling and data integrity for downstream payment workflows. Work tracked under HDPI-6053 (RTC ShowCondition routing BE #1729) with collaboration by Andrew Ajube.

April 2026

6 Commits • 4 Features

Apr 1, 2026

2026-04 Monthly Summary for PCS program across hmcts/pcs-api and hmcts/pcs-frontend. Delivered end-to-end features and UI improvements that strengthen the dispute workflow, improve eligibility data quality, enhance compliance with Welsh tenancy requirements, and improve localization clarity. Key backend/API work includes: (1) Backend Dispute Claim API enabling defendants to indicate dispute status and provide dispute details, unlocking the formal dispute workflow; (2) Expanded Household Circumstances with Additional Circumstances and Exceptional Hardship fields to improve eligibility assessments and data capture; (3) Occupation Licence Details enhancements with access control and a maximum character limit to improve UX and meet Welsh tenancy notice requirements. Frontend work includes: (a) Tenancy and Possession UI improvements, combining exceptional hardship claim handling UI with Welsh tenancy notice validation/localization; (b) Localization clarity fix for possession notice confirmation UI, improving error message keys. All work is tracked with commits linked to the respective features for traceability.

March 2026

4 Commits • 3 Features

Mar 1, 2026

March 2026 achievements focused on strengthening Welsh-language support, accessibility, and end-to-end workflow readiness across PCS platforms, with a deployment-safety improvement in database migrations. Delivered cross-repo features for frontend and backend that enhance user experience for Welsh users, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve deployment reliability.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness92.8%
Maintainability87.2%
Architecture87.2%
Performance87.2%
AI Usage25.4%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

JSONJavaJavaScriptNunjucksSCSSSQLTypeScript

Technical Skills

API developmentExpress.jsJSONJUnitJavaNodeNode.jsNunjucksReactSpring FrameworkTypeScriptUI/UX designbackend developmentdatabase managementfront end development

Repositories Contributed To

2 repos

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

hmcts/pcs-api

Mar 2026 May 2026
3 Months active

Languages Used

JavaSQL

Technical Skills

Javabackend developmentdatabase managementmigration scriptingunit testingAPI development

hmcts/pcs-frontend

Mar 2026 Apr 2026
2 Months active

Languages Used

JSONJavaScriptNunjucksTypeScriptSCSS

Technical Skills

JSONNode.jsNunjucksTypeScriptUI/UX designfront end development