LeadDev Meetup Edinburgh - November 2026

LeadDev Edinburgh meetup

🎟 Please RSVP BELOW! 🎟
Join us for our next LeadDev meet-up on Thursday the 26th of November and enjoy an evening of networking and talks.

Date: Thursday the 26th of November
Time: 18:00 - 20:45
Location: Skyscanner, 15 Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh EH3 9EN

Spaces are limited - you must RSVP to attend. We hope to see you there!

⏰ SCHEDULE ⏰
18:00 - Arrival, networking and refreshments
18:45 - Welcome from our host
18:50 - Software factories - Tim Leslie, AI Learning Lead for Engineering at Skyscanner

19:15 - The Journey to Healthy Leadership Habits - Tobi Tonner, Software Engineer | Leadership Coach
19:40 - Break
20:00 - O'Reilly book giveaway
20:10 - Distributed system citizenship - Tadhg Davey, Principal Engineer at NHS Scotland
20:30 - Wrap & Networking
20:45 - Close

🎤 SPEAKERS 🎤
Tim Leslie, AI Learning Lead for Engineering at Skyscanner
Talk: Software factories
Tim currently leads AI training for engineers at Skyscanner. He has previous experience leading teams of up to 40 engineers in various startups, including a Unicorn.

Tobi Tonner, Software Engineer | Leadership Coach
Talk: The Journey to Healthy Leadership Habits
Tobi has learned his craft working as a software engineer and as a senior technical leader in startups and scaleups.
He is particularly passionate about the future of work: How can we create organisations where people create value whilst feeling grounded and fulfilled?
Tobi now works as a software engineer and also as a certified coach. He helps leaders gain confidence, make clear decisions and achieve steady growth.

Tadhg Davey, Principal Engineer at NHS Scotland
Talk: Distributed system citizenship
Tadhg is an Engineer working for NHS Scotland. Where he's been part of building the platform that powers healthcare services across Scotland including dermatology, vaccinations and mycare.scot.
When not at work he can usually be found on Arthur's Seat.

🔹 CODE OF CONDUCT 🔹
As with our conferences, LeadDev Meetups are a safe and inclusive event for all. By attending, you agree to our code of conduct.

🔸 SLACK COMMUNITY 🔸
You can also join our Slack workspace to keep up with everything in our Edinburgh community. Join the channel #edinburgh.

📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY 📚
Thanks to our partner O'Reilly we will be giving away four of their excellent titles at the meet-up

• The Staff Engineer's Path
• Crafting Engineering Strategy
• Vision Language Models
• Designing Data Intensive Applications

🙏🏻 THANK YOU 🙏🏻
Thank you to our Edinburgh meet-up partner Skyscanner.