Adam Talsma
Senior Software Engineer at DigitalOcean
British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Talsma is a Senior Software Engineer with over 14 years of experience building reliable, cloud-native systems and developer-facing APIs, currently at DigitalOcean after leading full-stack and infrastructure efforts at Feelsgoodman Games and CCP Games. He designed and implemented large-scale API platforms (notably the EVE Swagger Interface) and has deep hands-on expertise in Python and Go, Kubernetes, Docker, and automated CI/CD for high-availability services. Adam is an active open-source contributor—improving PyPI-compatible tooling and authentication plugins—and has built custom tooling and CLIs to streamline complex operational workflows. Comfortable across backend, frontend, and ops, he brings a pragmatic blend of system design, automation, and product-focused engineering, plus a knack for turning game-industry constraints into scalable web solutions.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Network Technician Fast Track, Information Technology, Network Technician Fast Track, Information Technology at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology / SAIT
python, c#, golang, javascript, rust, typescript
Github Skills (10)
ldap10
authentication10
user-authentication10
pypi10
back-end-development10
python10
wxpython10
testing9
front-end-development9
fits7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
stevearc/pypicloud
Jun 2015 - May 2016
S3-backed pypi server implementation
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 3 PRs, 15 comments in 10 months
Contributions summary:Adam primarily focused on enhancing the pypicloud server's functionality and robustness. They implemented exception formatting for improved logging, made the `fileno` optional for testing purposes, and ensured proper behavior when standard output is a `StringIO` object. Furthermore, the user added and refined the LDAP authentication plugin, significantly extending the server's authentication options. These changes demonstrate a focus on core server logic and authentication mechanisms.
pythonpypi-serverpypibacked
pyfa-org/Pyfa
Dec 2016 - Dec 2016
Python fitting assistant, cross-platform fitting tool for EVE Online
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 2 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Adam primarily contributed to improving the code quality and consistency of the project. Their commits focused on various pep8 fixes, suggesting efforts to adhere to Python's style guidelines. They also modified code within the GUI and updated configurations, indicating involvement across the codebase, including UI and potentially application logic, making them a full-stack developer in this context.
licensingpythoneveassistantpyfa
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