Michael Watts
Software Engineer at Website and Application Development & Design
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Watts is a senior full-stack engineer and technical lead with 11 years of professional software experience, currently building web and application projects in England. He has a strong track record delivering complex front-end systems and dashboards using TypeScript, React, Vue.js and Node, including leading the frontend rewrite of a SaaS platform and a £1.75M HMRC proof-of-concept integrated with payment overlays and Elasticsearch. Michael brings cross-platform mobile experience from successful React Native apps (100k+ downloads and a top 10 Apple chart placement) and a background in building bespoke CMS and multilingual sites, reflecting a pragmatic blend of design sensibility from his fine art education and deep engineering skills. He regularly mentors teams, has run his own agency, and is comfortable owning infrastructure, API design and performance optimisation across the stack. An uncommon strength is his ability to translate complex client needs into maintainable UI systems—shaped by early careers in illustration, 3D and interactive media.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Fine art Painting sculpture and digital media, Fine art Painting sculpture and digital media at University of Wales, CardiffFoundation degree Art Design and Media, Foundation degree Art Design and Media at Cheltenham College of Art and DesignHND Technical illustration and Graphical Programming, HND Technical illustration and Graphical Programming at Blackpool College of Technology and Art
Github Skills (117)
vue-composition-api10
swagger10
oas10
rest-api10
openapi10
vue-test10
seo10
swagger-ui10
api10
rest10
css10
vue-test-utils10
wordpress-plugin10
javascript9
browser9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
mj-watts/michaelwatts.me-website
Oct 2014 - Aug 2019
Website of michaelwatts.me
Contributions:173 commits, 8 PRs, 132 pushes in 4 years 10 months
react
streeva/very-simple-cookie-consent
Jan 2023 - Oct 2024
Simple JS cookie consent bar, built with the purpose of being easily modified
Contributions:6 releases, 8 PRs, 18 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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