Joshua Thornton
Chief Technology Officer at Lavanda
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJoshua Thornton is a pragmatic technology leader and current CTO with nine years of hands-on software engineering and progressive leadership across frontend, backend, and DevOps. He has scaled product and platform teams at companies including Lavanda and GoDaddy, blending systems-level engineering with a strong emphasis on performance and reliability. Known for creating high-quality, high-performance systems, he pairs technical depth (Python, PostgreSQL, RESTful APIs, server ops) with experience leading international, feature-driven teams. A compassionate manager who prioritises inclusive, collaborative environments, he moves smoothly between strategy and implementation. Based in the UK, he’s the kind of builder who still enjoys getting his hands dirty in the codebase while driving engineering rigor.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bitterne ParkBachelor's Degree Software Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Software Engineering at University of ReadingBachelor of Technology (BTech) IT, Bachelor of Technology (BTech) IT at Eastleigh College
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Github Skills (200)
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github-api10
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Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
homedepot/flop
Mar 2019 - Sep 2019
Go file operations library chasing GNU APIs.
Contributions:1 review, 21 commits, 33 PRs in 6 months
golangfile-operationsgognugo-file
swtch1/too_many_strains
Oct 2019 - Feb 2023
How will we possibly deal with all the strains?
Contributions:1 PR, 30 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 4 months
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