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Michael Watts
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Laravel · PHPVue · NuxtAWS Cloud

Passionate about technology & leadership.

0+

Years building

0+

Shipped projects

TypeScriptTypeScript
LaravelLaravel
VueVue
NuxtNuxt
PHPPHP
AWSAWS
DockerDocker
TerraformTerraform
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
TailwindTailwind
GitHub ActionsGitHub Actions
RedisRedis
GitHub

About

Building the future, one line at a time.

I’m a passionate Lead Developer who thrives on solving complex problems with code. Whether it’s building intuitive UIs or working on scalable backend systems, I love being hands-on across the full stack. With extensive experience leading teams and delivering high-quality software solutions, I’m always open to new opportunities and collaborations.
  • Production-grade engineering

    Tests, observability, CI — the things that make features durable, not just done.

  • Team leadership

    Mentoring, code review, and the boring rituals that compound into a healthy codebase.

  • Cloud-native by default

    AWS-first architecture, infrastructure as code, sensible defaults you can actually maintain.

10+

Years coding

50+

Projects shipped

4

Core specialisms

UK

Based & remote

How I work

From the first sketch to a system you can ship.

Start a project

Discovery & design

Understand the problem first. Map the system, find the constraints, then design the smallest thing that solves it.

What you'll get

  • A roadmap you can actually ship
  • Clean, documented, tested code
  • CI/CD + monitoring on day one
  • Knowledge transfer, not lock-in
Deploys / week+38%

Measure & iterate

Ship, observe, learn. Healthy systems are the ones that get cheaper to change over time.

Laravel
Vue
AWS
Docker

Have an idea that needs a partner?

Let's talk about what you're building.

Tech stack

The tools I reach for, again and again.

Laravel / PHP

10+

years

Laravel / PHP

Backend APIs & enterprise applications

EloquentLivewireFilamentPest
Vue / Nuxt

6+

years

Vue / Nuxt

Modern frontend & full-stack apps

TypeScriptTailwindPiniaVueUse

4

core technologies, plus a long tail of tools, languages, and platforms.

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Let's talk

Two ways to start a conversation.

Pick whichever's easier — both reach me directly.