Brian Todt
Senior Software Engineer at Weedmaps
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrian Todt is a Senior Software Engineer based in Philadelphia with six years of experience delivering data-driven and cloud-native solutions. He has a solid foundation in data, LAN/SAN technologies, and data center automation, with a track record of building and automating cloud development workflows. In his current role at Weedmaps since 2020, he contributes as a Senior Software Engineer, shaping scalable web applications and backend systems. Previously, he has held software engineering and delivery-focused roles at Comcast, Power Home Remodeling, EMC, Cisco, and the University of Pennsylvania, bringing a broad mix of enterprise and research exposure. He is an active Rails/Full-stack contributor, notably working on the iNaturalist Rails app to enhance front-end UX such as flag links, user mention autocompletion, and admin-driven project management features. He holds a degree in Applied Networking and Systems Administration from Rochester Institute of Technology, underpinning a pragmatic, hands-on approach to engineering and operations.
6 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Applied Networking and Systems Administration, Applied Networking and Systems Administration at Rochester Institute of Technology
English, German
Github Skills (19)
javascript10
javascripts10
front-end-development10
frontend-development10
react10
back-end-development9
rails9
css9
html59
ruby-on-rails9
backend9
back-end9
html49
html9
user-interface8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
inaturalist/inaturalist
May 2020 - Jan 2023
The Rails app behind iNaturalist.org
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:30 reviews, 78 commits, 70 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Brian primarily contributed to the front-end of the iNaturalist application, introducing UI elements and features such as flag links and user mention autocompletion in the identification form. They also modified backend models related to projects and taxon names and integrated the text editor component throughout the application. These changes included enhancing features like adding the ability for admins to add and edit project members and updating the observation edit page with new sort and ordering options.
ruby-on-railsrails-apprailsinaturalistruby
todtb/inaturalist
May 2020 - Feb 2023
The Rails app behind iNaturalist.org
Contributions:113 pushes, 81 branches in 2 years 9 months
ruby-on-railsrails-apprailsinaturalistruby
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