Summary
Leigh Brooks is a Lead Software Developer with a decade of experience building and modernizing enterprise systems, currently driving platform work at HM Land Registry. He progressed through roles from Java EE migration engineer to senior and lead developer, combining hands-on implementation with architectural oversight on national land and property systems. His background includes integration and utility-sector projects at IBM and Ferranti, giving him strong skills in complex system migrations, middleware, and client-facing solutions. Based in Cornwall, he balances professional delivery with extensive voluntary event leadership for The Scout Association, demonstrating operational discipline and people management beyond engineering. Ambitious to expand his technical remit, he seeks opportunities that blend backend modernization with meaningful public-sector impact.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
GCSE Studies, GCSE Studies at Newquay Tretherras School
Maths and Information Technology, A and Double Distinction, Maths and Information Technology, A and Double Distinction at Treviglas Community College
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, 2:1, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, 2:1 at University of Plymouth
English