Pedro Leyton
Senior Engineer at Entrepreneurship
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolPedro Leyton is a Senior Engineer based in London with a decade of experience building games, data-driven web apps, and mobile products using C#, C++, JavaScript and web technologies. He progressed through multiple engineering roles at PlayStation, contributing to game development at scale, and previously led research-driven projects integrating neuroscience and VR for UCL and Imperial College. As an entrepreneur he shipped Carretera, a travel-cost app that reached over 200,000 downloads and 30,000 active users, demonstrating product instincts beyond pure engineering. His background includes medical and educational games, data visualization with D3.js for neuroscience datasets, and full-stack journalism tools for the BBC, reflecting a blend of rigorous mathematics and applied creativity. Comfortable in both research collaborations and commercial studios, he brings a proven track record of shipping user-facing systems that bridge complex domains like cognitive science and interactive entertainment.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
GreenHouse SchoolMaster of Science - MS, Computer Games and Programming Skills, 82%, Master of Science - MS, Computer Games and Programming Skills, 82% at Goldsmiths, University of LondonBSc, Computer and Informatics Engineer; Computer Science, BSc, Computer and Informatics Engineer; Computer Science at Universidad Mayor
Spanish, English
Github Skills (3)
react3
javascript3
collaboration2
Github contributions (5)
PedroQuijadaLeyton/Sinapp3D
Feb 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:115 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
PedroQuijadaLeyton/Jue
Jul 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:82 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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