Kristian Payne
Head, UI Engineering at Darktrace
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolKristian Payne is a UI engineering leader with 9 years of front-end experience, currently heading UI Engineering at Darktrace in London. He combines a strong Computer Science foundation (First-Class BSc, University of Kent) with deep expertise in JavaScript, React, HTML/CSS and WebGL to craft dynamic, interactive 3D web experiences. Rising through technical roles at Darktrace from Software Engineer to Head, he blends hands-on implementation with team leadership and delivery of visually compelling interfaces for complex products. Equally comfortable prototyping creative UX and architecting scalable front-end systems, he brings a designer’s eye to engineering problems. Bilingual ties to the UK and Finland hint at a cross-cultural perspective that informs collaborative, user-focused solutions.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The 6th Form College FarnboroughBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of Kent
Finnish
Github Skills (1)
chat3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
kristianpayne1/CabLink
Jun 2020 - Jun 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 1 month
kristianpayne1/kristianpayne1
May 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
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