Leighton Darkins
Lead Software Developer at ThoughtWorks
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolLeighton Darkins is a Lead Software Developer at ThoughtWorks with over 11 years of experience in software architecture, product delivery and agile transformation. Based in Dallas, he has progressed through multiple engineering roles at ThoughtWorks since 2015, blending hands-on development with leadership across digital product lifecycles. His background includes enterprise systems work at AECOM and Suncorp, giving him a strong grounding in both legacy and modern engineering practices. Known for translating complex business needs into pragmatic technical solutions, he brings a designer’s eye for product outcomes alongside deep delivery craftsmanship. Despite a focused consultancy career, he maintains a developer-first mindset and contributes technical value beyond management through code and architecture.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Engineering at Queensland University of Technology
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Github Skills (26)
testing7
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testing-library7
html6
test-suite6
undefined6
react-testing-library6
google-maps6
web-animations6
css6
test-runner6
browser6
jquery6
cypress6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
LeightonDarkins/LeightonDarkins.github.io
Jul 2017 - Jun 2024
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years
LeightonDarkins/money-tracker
Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:84 commits, 131 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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