Christopher Leah is a managing director and seasoned software engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience building high-availability web platforms, production engineering practices, and user-focused applications across companies like WP Engine, Flywheel, and Now Healthcare. He blends deep PHP/Laravel and WordPress expertise with SRE-minded automation and tooling, having transitioned from customer-facing support roles into strategic production leadership. Christopher has a track record of improving operational reliability and shipping internal tools that streamline teams, and he’s comfortable leading projects end-to-end in agile environments. Based in Stevenage, he pairs a practical engineering mindset with a restless curiosity—famously a “restless geek”—that drives continual learning and pragmatic innovation.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
National Diploma, Computer Science, National Diploma, Computer Science at Hyde Clarendon Sixth Form College
GCSE, Maths, English, Science, Media, Business, ICT, Design And Technology, GCSE, Maths, English, Science, Media, Business, ICT, Design And Technology at Hyde Technology School
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science at The Manchester Metropolitan University
Contributions:6 PRs, 15 pushes, 4 branches in 3 days
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Christopher Leah - Managing Director at Happy Webs