Victoria Jury

“Victoria develops modern applications using React, Python and AWS, applying her academic knowledge and practical experience to customer solutions"

Part of the Tech Women Celebration 50, a curated list of some of the most inspirational women working at all levels of tech

Victoria Jury is a Full-Stack Developer at Route 101, specialising in modern cloud-native applications and customer experience technologies. She designs and builds bespoke solutions that help organisations improve customer and employee experiences.

Alongside her career, Victoria completed a degree in Computing & IT with Mathematics through The Open University while working full-time. Her studies covered software engineering, object-oriented programming, mathematical modelling, optimisation and data analysis.

With experience spanning software engineering, web development, DevOps and cloud technologies, she combines technical expertise with a collaborative approach. She mentors colleagues, seeks to understand user needs and delivers practical solutions to complex challenges. She is passionate about continuous learning and showing that rewarding careers in software engineering are accessible to people from all backgrounds.

Tell us about the nominee's biggest achievement to date

Victoria’s biggest achievement is building a software engineering career while completing a demanding degree in Computing & IT with Mathematics, graduating with First-Class Honours.

Over seven years, she balanced full-time employment with advanced computing and mathematics studies through distance learning. During that time, she progressed professionally, developed expertise in software engineering, cloud technologies and full-stack development, and ultimately joined Route 101 as a Full-Stack Developer.

She now develops modern applications using React, Python and AWS, applying her academic knowledge and practical experience to customer solutions. Her journey shows there is no single route into technology and offers an inspiring example to other women considering the field.

What is the most significant challenge the nominee has overcome?

Victoria’s most significant challenge was sustaining the demands of a full-time technology career while completing a degree in Computing & IT with Mathematics.

Over several years, she managed changing technologies, evolving job responsibilities and academic assessments without losing focus on either objective. She also continued developing practical skills in a fast-moving profession while deepening her expertise through formal study.

Graduating with First-Class Honours reflects not only her technical ability, but also her resilience, adaptability and self-discipline. The experience helped her build a broad skill set across software engineering, cloud technologies, mathematics, web development and problem-solving.

Tell us something about the nominee people would find surprising

Many people are surprised to learn that Victoria completed her degree entirely alongside a full-time career, studying through The Open University during evenings and weekends while meeting project deadlines and customer commitments.

Her experience is also unusually broad. In addition to full-stack development, cloud technologies and DevOps, she has worked in web design, e-commerce, branding and user experience. Earlier in her career, she ran a freelance web design business, creating websites and marketing assets for small businesses.

This blend of technical depth, creativity and commercial awareness helps Victoria consider both how software is built and how people experience it.