Good morning! πŸŒ…


πŸ‘‹πŸ» I'm Sally Lait. I work in engineering leadership, am an international speaker, writer for industry publications, and award winner.

πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» 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

Leading through challenging times

In my career I’ve seen a wide range of what could generically be considered β€œchallenging times. Layoffs, a pandemic, complete C-suite overhauls, political instability and wars, reorgs and strategic U-turns, and more. Here's my advice for people supporting others through a tough challenge, whilst also processing and being affected by it yourself

26 March 2026

Sally standing next to a white podium on a stage with a pink backdrop, where LeadDev and Hired are displayed prominently. She's wearing a green shirt and black jeans, and holding a clicker.