Joe Baker

Micro Nav - Graduate Software Engineer

October 2025 - Present

After a few gap months, I will be returning to Micro Nav as a Graduate Software Engineer, starting in October 2025. I am excited to continue my journey with the company, working on their Air Traffic Control (ATC) training simulation software, BEST.

September 2021 - June 2025

BSc (Hons) Software Engineering with First Class Honours. [Grade List]

During my time at Bournemouth University, I gained a solid foundation in software engineering principles and development methodologies. I completed a variety of projects, including web applications and mobile apps, which helped me apply my theoretical knowledge on real-world problems.

June 2023 - September 2024

A company specialising in Air Traffic Control (ATC) training simulation software, working on two teams throughout my placement year. On the Automation Team, developing an automated testing tool in Python for running tests nightly on the simulator, and on the Maintenance Team, investigating and fixing bugs in their main C++ codebase.

Brockenhurst College

September 2019 - August 2021

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT at grade D*D*D*

Priestlands School

September 2014 - June 2019

8 GCSEs including an 8 in Computer Science and a 7 in Mathematics.