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Dr Claire Knight

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Director of Engineering at n8n
📍 Bracknell, England, United Kingdom

Dr. Claire Knight is a seasoned engineering leader, currently Director of Engineering at n8n, with extensive experience scaling teams at companies like Netlify, Odin, and GitHub. She has a PhD from Durham University and focuses on building high-performing, remote-first engineering organizations. People often describe her as approachable, direct, and an exceptional leader who prioritizes impactful projects.

Outside of her tech career, Claire is a dedicated and accomplished athlete. She is a 2023 and 2024 AWPC World Champion Powerlifter, a passion she pursues when not working. She lives in Berkshire, UK, with her husband and three cats, who occasionally make appearances on video calls.

She is a two-time World Champion powerlifter.

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Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bracknell, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Dr shows up

Values Relationships
Achievement-Oriented
Charismatic

They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They will fight for you if they come to believe in you. They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.

Priorities

Topics Dr cares about

Engineering Leadership
A vocal advocate for inclusive leadership, she frequently speaks about mentoring, growing engineering organizations, and solving people-problems.
Developer Tools
Self-identifies as a "DevTools Fan" and has significant experience in the developer tool space with companies like Netlify and n8n.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Director of Engineering
n8n
2-2025
Co-Founder & CTO
Sailhouse
11-2024 - 10-2025
VP of Engineering
Odin
6-2024 - 2-2025
Advisor
Sailhouse
1-2024 - 11-2024
Senior Director of Software Engineering
Netlify
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Education
9-1997 - 7-2000
PhD
Durham University
10-1994 - 7-1997
BSc
Durham University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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