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Nick Watts 👋

Full-Stack Web Developer with 20+ years of experience, passionate about crafting amazing user experiences that drive a business forward.

I Also Write Books

Who Chose the Books of the Bible? (Book Cover)

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Tech Specialties

Projects

I love bringing great ideas to life on the web.
These are some of the projects I've worked on. Check them out!

View of two website interfaces with modern and dark design. The first screen shows the title 'Behind the Code' with a rocket and dark background, explaining the origin of a community software project. The second screen presents a platform for finding speakers, with an attractive design, expert photos, and a prominent search button.

Work Experience

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Founder / CTO

IndiePro
Ongoing

I am currently the co-founder of a pre-launch startup called IndiePro, a SaaS platform built on Laravel, React and PostgreSQL. IndiePro helps freelancers to attract clients, manage projects and increase their earning potential.
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Senior Software Engineer, Software Architect

Kidsoft
2012 - Ongoing

Built out a SaaS product in PHP+TypeScript+PostgreSQL while the team grew from 3 devs to over 15 around the world. Retrofitted a regression test suite onto a 2000+ line SQL monolith. Spearheaded an architectural overhaul, allowing us to connect a modern React frontend to the flagship backend system.
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Software Developer

Maptek / MinLog
2011

Worked on in-vehicle tablets for mining trucks using a .NET stack. Mining trucks can't afford any unnecessary down time, so we were big on test-driven development for rock-solid software updates.
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Unix Sysadmin

University of New England
2010

After graduating from my Bachelor of Computer Science, I stayed on and worked at the university as part of the Unix Sysadmin team, mostly working on server instrumentation.

Portfolio Projects

I love bringing greate ideas to life on the web.
These are some of the projects I've worked on. Check them out!

Screenshot of 2nd Generation Kidsoft UI.

Kidsoft

Kidsoft is a SaaS application for managing childcare businesses at scale. It has thousands of customers, some managing hundreds of childcare centres.

Screenshot of Little Superheroes website.

Little Superheroes

Little Superheroes is a Gold Coast provider of science-based, brain-focused therapies for children with special needs.

Screenshot of IndiePro dashboard.

IndiePro

IndiePro is a SaaS application that helps freelancers find clients, manage projects and increase their earning potential.

Screenshot of Bezal Media website.

Bezal Media

Bezal Media is a Gold Coast film and photography studio providing creative services to the region.

Testimonials

Scott Rissman

“Nick was great to work with, exceeded expectations!”

Scott Rissman - Business Owner, Elysio Health

David Cvelbar

“Nick’s contribution to our startup was nothing short of transformative. His expertise in coding was instrumental... He proposed a user interface that was not only innovative but also significantly superior to our initial concept.”

David Cvelbar - AI Startup Founder

Jess Ngaheu

“Nick was nothing short of amazing for all tasks required for my website. I highly recommend!”

Jess Ngaheu - Business Owner, Little Superheroes

Ready to take your idea to the next level? Let's work together.