Luke Watts

I am a creative problem solver with 15 years experience in product and agency environments. I thrive on learning new tools and technologies, whether for critical business projects or exploratory research.

I particularly enjoy projects where I can contribute from inception to completion, starting from loose requirements or a quick sketch and working collaboratively to create valuable and impactful solutions. I am happy working collaboratively or independently, my primary focus is on creating something useful that brings value to people.

Tools & Technologies

Experience

Staff Software Engineer, Snyk Ltd

October 2022 – Present

Snyk provides software security tooling for developers, helping companies use open source software and stay secure.

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Interim Engineering Director, Snyk Ltd

October – December 2023

Previous Experience

Senior Software Engineer, Snyk Ltd

December 2021 – October 2022

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Software Team Lead, Snyk Ltd

September 2019 – October 2020

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Developer, Snyk Ltd

October 2017 – September 2019

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Technical Lead, Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel

January 2015 – October 2017

Design and branding agency working internationally to deliver projects for clients across a wide variety of sectors.

Alongside the demands of client work I have also:

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Director, LA Code & Design Ltd

December 2012 – 2014

Worked as full stack web developer on a contract basis with a number of London based design firms.

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Developer, Signal Noise

September 2010 – November 2011

As the first hire at this data design agency, I worked directly with the design directors in building out web projects and physical prototypes.

Sessional Lecturer, University for the Arts London & University for the Creative Arts

September 2010 – June 2012

I focused on introducing web technologies as a medium for editorial output, across a few undergraduate and postgraduate level courses. The short course was split between introductory sessions and workshopping on a one to one level with individual students.

Developer, Inventive & Co

Summer 2010

Worked alongside a senior developer to design and build out a bespoke CMS for a production studio. Notably this system handled video uploads and transcoding of video formats for playback a custom Flash media player.

Volunteering

Board Member, One Army Foundation

January 2024 – Present

Maintainer, Community Platform for One Army Foundation

October 2021 – December 2023

Interests

Away from the computer, I’m a keen cyclist and can often be found meandering around the Dutch polders looking for a hill to roll down. I enjoy longer endurance rides, the longest one to date being ~250km.

I’m also in the early stages of learning Dutch, maar het is langzaam proces

Education

University for the Creative Arts

September 2007 – June 2010

BA Hons - Graphic Design New Media 2:1