Shaun Bent
shaunbent.co.uk
Shaun Bent
@shaunbent.co.uk
👋 Engineering Leader working with Design Systems & Accessibility
⏮️ ex-Spotify & BBC
🐝 Living in Manchester
🐶 I own a pug, he's old
Thanks. Great to be here. 🙏
October 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Picture or it didn’t happen!
October 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What chair did you go with?
October 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
You are my MP @lucympowell.bsky.social -
Your government MUST rescind this ridiculous law that makes terrorists of innocent people protesting genocide.
September 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
That’s a lot, take care of yourself. 🙏❤️
September 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Use of AI was mandated at my last place, it was made part of the career framework and individual usage of AI tools was being tracked. 🤢

The message from leadership was “do AI”. No strategy or plan, just do stuff with AI.

Toxic nonsense and on the list of reasons I decided to leave.
September 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Happy birthday buddy! 🎉
September 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Did it make you feel good though? I bet you felt really great sending it.
August 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
What does that have to do with my career at Spotify and me leaving?
August 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you for your kind words and best wishes. Really appreciate that. 💚
August 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Thank you! 🙏 I’m following your lead and have a nice break before working out what to do next. ☀️
August 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Thank you sir! 💚
August 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Thank you buddy! Appreciate that. 🙏
August 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Accessibility grew from a side-of-desk passion to a company-wide priority. We now have a dedicated team and growing community focused on building products that work for everyone.

Now it’s time for a break, and then a new challenge. Manchester life awaits. 💚
#accessibility #designsystems #spotify
August 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Professionally, I’ve had the honour of leading two areas I care deeply about: accessibility and our design system, Encore.

Encore started as a belief that a design system could work at Spotify — and turned into something far bigger. A career-defining experience, and a team I'm so proud of.
August 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM