Summary
Kieren Pitts is a Senior Analyst/Programmer and Research Software Engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience building accessible, standards-driven web applications and SaaS platforms for academia and commerce. He led development and the AWS migration of Bristol Online Surveys, a service used by hundreds of institutions, and combines backend skills in Python, Perl and SQL with front-end expertise in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. Equally comfortable in research IT and commercial settings, he runs a games studio (Mucky Creature Ltd), lectures on web development, and volunteers running a local Code Club, demonstrating a rare mix of production-scale engineering, teaching, and community engagement. His background in biological sciences (including a PhD) informs a pragmatic, research-minded approach to software design and long-lived digital services.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
MRes, Biological Sciences, MRes, Biological Sciences at University of Exeter
PhD, Entomology, PhD, Entomology at University of Bristol