Good afternoon! ☀️
👋🏻 I'm Sally Lait. I work in engineering leadership, am an international speaker, writer for industry publications, and award winner.
👩🏻💻 I'm an experienced tech leader, based in the UK
I'm currently focusing on fractional leadership, consultancy, advisory work, and a small amount of coaching.
My previous roles have included VP of Engineering at Farewill, Engineering Director for Trust and Safety at Bumble Inc, and leading engineering across customer operations & financial crime at Monzo bank. I've also run a digital transformation consultancy, and originally started out agency-side as a developer up to Head of Technology.
🎤 I've spoken at, MCed, and helped curate a wealth of conferences and meetups around the globe - everywhere from the USA, to Europe, and Japan.
🏡 At present I live in Suffolk in the UK, where (if I have 15 mins free – rarely at the moment!) I spend time gaming, gardening, learning Japanese, reading, or collecting terrible hotel carpets.
🌟 If you'd like to speak to me about anything I've done or could do, please say hello!
Latest blog post
Another year has come to an end, and I’m back with my lengthy annual reflections. This was a more challenging year in many ways, and whilst I’d never have chosen the low points, I do have optimism for where I’ve got to for 2026.
15 February 2026
