Summary
Leslie Owusu-appiah is a seasoned software engineer and technical architect with over 20 years of professional development experience across small non-profits and large multinational organisations, now based in Barcelona. Currently leading open-source consultancy work at localhost % and recently joining Novoda, Leslie blends hands-on engineering with strategic technical leadership while deliberately avoiding the Peter Principle. Their career spans roles from frontline full-stack development to principal engineering and scrum mastery on projects for Protocol Labs, Google, Jio and Mastercard, often delivered via agency partnerships. Known for a persistent enthusiasm for decentralised and peer-to-peer technologies, Leslie pairs practical R&D experience (including IPFS/web3.storage work) with production-grade architectures. They transition smoothly between individual contribution and people leadership, mentoring teams while still shipping code and prototypes. Outside visible repos Leslie’s pattern of short, high-impact engagements suggests a strength in rapid delivery, technical triage and transforming legacy systems into maintainable, open solutions.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Kingston College
SOUTHFIELDS ACADEMY