Tom Saunders
Senior Software Engineer at TELUS Digital
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Saunders is a senior software engineer and DevOps practitioner based in Charlottesville, Virginia, with hands-on experience across software development, cloud infrastructure, and platform engineering. He has led Agile teams and served as a technical lead on multiple client initiatives, most recently at WillowTree (rebranded as TELUS Digital), where he implemented an event-driven architecture and led data migrations to deliver a consistent UX. He specializes in AWS, serverless platforms, and end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, mentoring juniors and improving cross-functional collaboration in fast-paced projects. His GitHub bio notes AWS Certified Developer - Associate, underscoring his cloud-native development and operations discipline. Tom's career also includes hands-on work in media production and VFX, giving him a distinctive blend of software engineering, tooling, and stakeholder communication. He is a Senior Software Engineer at TELUS Digital, bringing an empathetic leadership style and a track record of delivering scalable, reliable systems.
6 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Directing, Directing at UCLA ExtensionArchitecting in AWS, Architecting in AWS at AWSMeisner Technique, Meisner Technique at Keep It Reel Acting StudioFigure Drawing, Figure Drawing at Anne Bridges Art StudioBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology, General, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology, General at Virginia Military InstituteCompositing, Compositing at Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Github Skills (85)
visual-studio10
editor10
electron10
typescript10
vscode-extension10
vscode10
visual-studio-code10
microsoft10
textual9
visualstudio9
css9
chrome9
wordsearch9
nodejs9
html8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
sirfuzzalot/workspace-explorer
Jul 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:13 commits, 14 PRs, 14 pushes in 5 months
productivityvscodejavascriptvscode-extensionworkspace
sirfuzzalot/packagecake
Jun 2021 - Mar 2023
Turn your Python package into a delicious cake 🎂
Contributions:1 release, 4 PRs, 2 pushes in 1 year 9 months
python-packagepythonpython3deliciouspackaging
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