Leighton Lilford
Senior Software Engineer at Atlassian
Western Australia
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Top SchoolLeighton Lilford is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years’ experience building backend systems and tooling across mining & metals and large cloud platforms. He combines strong SQL, Java, PHP and .NET skills with a Master’s in Computer Software Engineering from The University of Western Australia, and has progressed from developer roles at MiX Telematics and BHP to senior engineering positions at AWS and Atlassian. At AWS he shipped services at scale as a Software Development Engineer and Senior SDE before joining Atlassian, demonstrating expertise in cloud-native architectures and operational reliability. His background in industrial software gives him a practical footing in data-driven, safety-conscious environments where robust integration and performance matter. Western Australia–based and GitHub-active, he blends enterprise-grade engineering discipline with hands-on implementation experience. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem solver who translates complex domain requirements into maintainable, production-ready systems.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Computer Software Engineering, Master’s Degree Computer Software Engineering at The University of Western AustraliaHigh School, High School at Hale SchoolRedhill School
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Github Skills (49)
scheduler10
react10
plugin9
webpack-plugin9
python9
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yarnpkg9
iot9
service-worker9
raspberry-pi9
application-cache9
django8
home-automation8
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
React9k/react-timeline-9000
Jun 2018 - Jul 2022
React Timeline
Contributions:17 releases, 31 reviews, 345 commits in 4 years 1 month
reacttimelineschedulercalendar
lilfolr/resume
Feb 2018 - Jul 2023
Contributions:20 PRs, 43 pushes, 20 branches in 5 years 6 months
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