Dilwoar Hussain
Software engineer, problem solver and entrepreneur
London, United Kingdom
Joined January 2025
Summary
Experienced frontend engineer with substantial public-sector experience. Dilwoar spent multiple years at the Government Digital Service contributing to GOV.UK and other public-sector projects, working as a senior frontend developer and technical lead on large, user-facing digital services. gov+2
Founder and open-source contributor building community-focused products. He founded and contributed to projects such as Mosque Screens and the Quran Search App, emphasising open-source collaboration and practical tools for faith and community organisations. github+2
Startup and CTO experience combined with company leadership. Dilwoar holds senior technical leadership roles (CTO) and director positions, is a director and person of significant control for Submitly Limited, and has led engineering and product work at multiple organisations. gov+2
Active writer and communicator about design, accessibility and product direction. He publishes design and product reflections (Medium) and has authored posts on GDS blogs about his work and community initiatives. medium+2
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Design concept & direction for Mosque Screens
December 1, 2019Explains design decisions, accessibility considerations, single-view approach, and roadmap for the open-source Mosque Screens project.
GDS blog and Inside GOV.UK posts (author page)
August 1, 2019Posts and author contributions about work at Government Digital Service and related public-sector digital topics.
Show the positive thing first
A Medium post reflecting on communication approach (ordering positive information first).