Russell Slater
Engineering Director at the LEGO Group
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Top SchoolRussell Slater is an engineering director based in Copenhagen with over 15 years of experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver scalable web, mobile and identity platforms for high-profile clients. He blends deep computer science and architecture knowledge with hands-on engineering—regularly diving into code while guiding teams on OAuth/OIDC, SSO, microservices and platform engineering for systems serving hundreds of millions of users. Russell has repeatedly built and scaled engineering practices from agency product work to enterprise identity at Prodigy and the LEGO Group, emphasizing observability, DevOps, and experimentation. Known for mentoring and hiring strong teams, he also brings a designer’s eye for user experience and an appetite for evaluating new tools and automation that reduce cost and improve delivery. An early-career structural engineer with an MSc in Advanced Computer Science, he pairs analytical rigor with practical delivery and a track record of turning complex requirements into elegant solutions.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
MSc Advanced Computer Science, MSc Advanced Computer Science at The University of Manchester
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Github contributions (4)
russellslater/advent-of-code
Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:72 commits, 46 pushes in 1 month
russellslater/protohackers
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:54 pushes in 2 months
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