Ben Watts-jones
Principal Software Developer at Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions
Truro, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Watts-jones is a Principal Software Developer based in Truro, UK, with eight years of experience focused on embedded systems engineering. He progressed from senior embedded developer roles at Bluefruit Software to a leadership position at Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, delivering firmware and low-level software for industrial products. His background in biochemistry and early research at Imperial College London informs a methodical, experimental approach to problem-solving and systems validation. Ben combines hands-on C/Python development with practical experience extending large scientific codebases, bringing rigor to testing and performance tuning in constrained environments. He also has a history of hands-on fieldwork and customer-facing roles, which gives him practical empathy for product deployment and end-user needs. Colleagues describe him as technically thorough, independent in research, and effective at bridging lab-grade precision with industrial software delivery.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Biochemistry, Bachelor’s Degree Biochemistry at Imperial College LondonHigh School, High School at Hardenhuish School
Github Skills (12)
windows10
linux10
shell10
android10
console10
command-line10
documentation9
cli9
macos9
bash9
bsd9
subcommands9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
benwattsjones/kanban-app
Jul 2019 - Jan 2020
Contributions:226 commits, 31 pushes, 3 branches in 6 months
benwattsjones/AVR-Microcontroller-Tutorial
Jan 2018 - Jul 2019
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
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