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Jonathan Leigh

Observer · DISC type ci
Engineering Director at Digital Moneybox
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Jon is a founding team member and Engineering Director at Moneybox, where he leads technology strategy. He has a BSc from Rhodes University and spearheaded the creation of Moneyboxs bespoke investment platform. Colleagues describe him as having excellent technical skills, being smart, and getting things done.

He is a big proponent of Platform as a Service technologies like Azure and Cloudflare, frequently speaking at industry events such as CTO Craft Con and Infosecurity Europe about scaling financial technology platforms.

Jon led the design and build of the Sycamore investment platform, making Moneybox one of the few vertically integrated investment companies in the UK.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Engineering Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Jonathan shows up

Value Driven
Example Seeker
Curious

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Jonathan cares about

Fintech Scalability
He frequently speaks on the technology and architecture that scaled Moneybox from a startup to a profitable company serving over 1. 7 million customers.
PaaS Technologies
He is a vocal advocate for leveraging PaaS providers like Azure and Cloudflare to build features quickly without focusing on infrastructural concerns.
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Career

Work history

12-2015
Engineering Director
Digital Moneybox
9-2014 - 7-2015
IT Director
Eteach
9-2012 - 8-2014
Group Head of Development
Reach plc
9-2007 - 9-2012
Head of Development
Reach plc
6-2006 - 9-2007
Senior Developer
Reach plc
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2001 - 2004
BSc (hons)
Rhodes University
Education details unavailable
Crawford International
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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