# Tom Bates is a software designer

## About myself

I'm a software designer with 15 years of experience leading teams and building products for both startups and enterprises. I'm originally from London, but I now call Brasília home...vei.

Currently, I'm a designer at [Square](https://square.com) balancing projects between design and engineering.

Before [the team joined Square](https://squareup.com/us/en/press/square-welcomes-tola-team), I led design at [Tola](https://usetola.com) where we built a financial suite for small businesses.

Once upon a time, I co-founded and led design at [Duffel](https://duffel.com), a B2B travel booking platform.

Outside of work, I like to be a big kid with my kids, lie to myself that I can still skate, and build tools for developers like [Director](https://director.run).

## Roles

- Designer at Square (Present)
- Head of Design at Tola (2022 — 2025)
- Co-founder at Duffel (2017 — 2022)
- Self Employed at Mais ou menos (2016 — 2017)
- Designer at Palantir (2014 — 2016)
- Designer at Ustwo (2013 — 2014)
- Designer at GoCardless (2012 — 2013)

## Elsewhere

- Twitter / X: @yoamomonstruos (https://x.com/yoamomonstruos)
- GitHub: @yoamomonstruos (https://github.com/yoamomonstruos)
- LinkedIn: thomas-bates-3908a74b (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-bates-3908a74b/)