Will Nickson
Full stack developer
I'm a software engineer with over five years of experience building pixel-perfect web products that blend user-friendly design with robust, scalable engineering.
Currently, I'm building CityLife, a platform that helps people discover curated travel guides for cities around the world.
Previously, I worked as a full stack software engineer at Relative Insight, the world's leading AI-driven Customer Intelligence platform.

Work

CityLife
Co-founded a travel SaaS platform, managing the development lifecycle from initial UX/UI designs to production deployment.
React
Next.js
PostgresSQL
Redis
Cloudflare
Stripe

Relative Insight dashboard
Contributed to the development of the world's leading Customer Intelligence platform.
Node.js
Express
Python
MySQL
AWS
Docker

Nettle
Co-founded a design and development studio where we focus on helping local businesses establish their online presence.
TypeScript
Next.js
Framer Motion
CMS
Shopify
SEO
About
I'm Will, a full-stack developer from Lancaster in the North West of England.
I normally work on projects using Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, Framer Motion and SQL. I'm passionate about creating efficient, user-centric products that people find useful.
In my spare time, I'm either working on my own projects, renovating my house or heading up to the Lake District to go walking and camping.
2024 — present
Co-founder at CityLife
Building a platform to help people discover curated travel guides for cities around the world.
2024 — present
Co-founder at Nettle
A design and development studio for hire.
2021 — 2023
Full-stack developer at Relative Insight
Worked on the user facing platform, building features and improving performance.
2019 — 2021
Backend developer at Relative Insight
Developed and maintained micro-services for the backend of the platform.
2019 — 2019
Development bootcamp at Northcoders
Intensive software development bootcamp covering full-stack JavaScript.
2015 — 2018
Audio Engineering at Leeds Beckett
BSc in Audio Engineering.