# Michael Potter

> Software Engineer at Squarepoint

Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Profile: https://flows.cv/michaelpotter

I am a software developer with 3 years of KDB+ experience in the finance industry, working primarily with FX
data for a Tier 1 investment bank and a global exchange. I enjoy writing clean, maintainable and well-tested
code to solve interesting problems. I am also passionate about the field of software development, and love to
read around the subject, particularly for ways that I might learn and grow as a developer. I work hard and hold
myself to a high standard, and have delivered high quality results to clients across a range of projects.

I have a strong engineering background with a first-class Master's degree from Imperial College London.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Squarepoint
Jan 2025 – Present | London Area, United Kingdom

### KDB+ Developer (AVP) @ Deutsche Bank
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Greater London, England, United Kingdom

### KDB+ Developer @ AquaQ Analytics
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Belfast, United Kingdom

### Associate Software Developer @ AquaQ Analytics
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | Belfast, United Kingdom

### Developer/Analyst @ Bick Green Associates
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
The company offers database management and reporting services and my role is a wide-ranging one, dealing with everything from managing the SQL Server database to building and maintaining the database website and Qlikview reporting suite. The technologies I work with include ColdFusion, a commercial rapid web application development platform not dissimilar to NodeJS, including its own web server and scripting language CFML/CFScript, SQL and SQL Server and the Qlikview BI environment. All of these require the ability to write, test and deploy code as well as research new avenues and technologies to incorporate into our product.

### Instructor @ TuringLab
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | London, United Kingdom
This role involved teaching programming fundamentals to children under 18 using Scratch and JavaScript.

### Developer/Analyst @ BickGreen Associates
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Hanwell, London
Four summers worth of experience moving from simple data entry initially to eventually full-stack web development and being taken on after university.


## Education
### Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering
Imperial College London

### High School
The London Oratory School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michael-potter-001106a5

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Last updated: 2026-04-05