Hey, I'm Luke!

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I'm a self-taught software engineer with expertise in building performant services in Go which handle thousands of persistant connections, and building scalable, performant websites using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, as well as a myriad of other technologies. Currently I live near Ayr, Scotland and work for Pod Point Avatar for https://pod-point.com , but have previously worked for AND Digital Avatar for https://and.digital/ , Sky Betting & Gaming and Frog Education Avatar for https://www.frogeducation.com/ .

I'm an experienced public speaker, having spoken at multiple international conferences, meetups and other events on topics such as home automation, Web Bluetooth and creative coding. I previously lived near Leeds, where I organised and hosted the LeedsJS community group since April 2016.

Outside of tech, my other big passion is food and cooking. I enjoy trying different recipes and techniques, as well as learning to use new ingredients.

I also enjoy pixel art and will occasionally post pieces on social media.