Alexander Foxleigh
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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RockstarAlex Foxleigh is a Technical Lead Engineer and front-end architect with nearly three decades of experience designing resilient web platforms and running design systems at scale. Currently leading 10+ engineers at SilverRail, he sets technical direction, improves developer experience, and champions sustainable delivery and inclusive team culture. He has a strong track record building accessible React component libraries and Storybook-driven systems for clients including the Royal Navy, DEFRA, NHS and Unilever, and founded the Royal Navy Design System. Alex also translates hands-on engineering into engaging public communication through Foxy’s Lab, a YouTube channel that demystifies smart homes, homelabs and automation — winning VidIQ’s 2025 Creator of the Year shortly after launch. Known for pragmatic architecture and operational tooling (eg. The Wellspring and Greenhouse), he combines deep front-end craft with a knack for making complex systems maintainable and observable.
11 years of coding experience
Stackoverflow
1,864reputation
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Github Skills (62)
todoist10
json10
javascript10
design-tokens10
fonts10
storybook10
lerna10
typescript10
component-library10
node-red10
api10
rest10
monorepo10
home-assistant10
frontend10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
foxleigh81/portfolio
Dec 2019 - Dec 2025
The latest version of my website
Contributions:49 PRs, 77 pushes, 42 branches in 6 years 1 month
latest-version
foxleighsquared/f-f-website
Mar 2019 - Aug 2024
The website for Foxleigh & Foxleigh
Contributions:6 PRs, 6 pushes, 10 branches in 5 years 5 months
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