Alastair Watson
Lead Developer at shipio
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAlastair Watson is a pragmatic technology leader and former founder with 11 years’ experience building products and businesses across e-commerce, immersive attractions, and logistics. Currently a Lead Developer at Shipio, he shapes product roadmaps and reliability-conscious platform engineering for a global fine art logistics marketplace while mentoring developers and enforcing security best practices. As co-founder and Head of Growth at Renda he combined no-code agility (Bubble, Webflow) with API-driven integrations to drive £1.2M ARR and a £10M project pipeline in year one, delivering excellent CAC and customer reviews. Previously he founded Boundless Workshop, delivering high-profile immersive experiences for clients including the BBC and The National Trust of Scotland, giving him rare crossover expertise in physical installations, commercial bids, and digital delivery. Colleague-tested in stakeholder communications and contract negotiation, he brings entrepreneurial grit, a bias for rapid experiment-learn cycles, and a knack for turning complex operational flows into reliable products.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
A-Level, Sociology, Business Studies, Geography, A,B,B, A-Level, Sociology, Business Studies, Geography, A,B,B at Durham Johnston 6th form2:1 Bsc (Hons), Management and strategy, 2:1 Bsc (Hons), Management and strategy at Aston UniversityGithub contributions (5)
aly271287/Blog
Jan 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
aly271287/aly271287.github.io
Jun 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:32 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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