Darren McGuinness is a highly experienced professional in software engineering and architecture, currently serving as Staff Architect at Snyk since 2020. Prior to this role, Darren held positions as Senior Software Engineer at Equal Experts, Unruly, and Mendeley, showcasing a strong background in software development. Earlier experience includes a Cloud Software Engineer role at SwiftKey and research as a MRes/PhD Candidate in Complexity Science at the University of Bristol, focusing on transportation modeling and simulation. Darren holds a Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering from Imperial College London and a Master of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCL.