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Charlie Hothersall-Thomas

Critic · DISC type C
Director of Engineering at Netcraft
📍 Bath, England, United Kingdom

Charlie is a Director of Engineering at Netcraft, specializing in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and web security. A graduate of Imperial College London, he has been instrumental in scaling the company. He is often described by colleagues as an outstanding and pragmatic engineering leader with strong empathy.

Based in Bath, UK, Charlie is an avid fan of live music and comedy, frequently volunteering at summer festivals like Glastonbury. He is a keen skier, plays club-level chess, and enjoys football, badminton, and darts. He also studies German in his free time.

He once built a robot that plays the video game Guitar Hero perfectly on an Xbox 360.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bath, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Charlie shows up

Precise
Information Seeker
ROI Driven

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Priorities

Topics Charlie cares about

Platform Engineering
Leads the Platform Engineering department at Netcraft, focusing on empowering engineers to deliver software safely and at pace.
Web Security
Has deep technical expertise in web security, TLS, and PKI, and gives guest lectures on the topic at Imperial College London.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Director of Engineering
Netcraft
5-2019 - 1-2023
Business Development Manager
Netcraft
8-2017 - 5-2019
Internet Services Manager
Netcraft
9-2014 - 8-2017
Internet Services Developer
Netcraft
10-2013 - 3-2014
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Imperial College London
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2011 - 2014
Bachelor’s Degree
Imperial College London
2005 - 2011
High School
Bolton School Boys' Division
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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