Andrew T
VP Of Software Engineering Advisor Experience at LPL Financial
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew T is a technology leader and VP of Software Engineering focused on Advisor Experience, bringing seven years of hands-on and managerial experience delivering full-stack solutions across FinTech, Insurance, Healthcare, and no-code SaaS. He leads and scales globally distributed cross-functional teams—including Data, DevOps, back-end and front-end—with a track record of accelerating hiring and onboarding while improving process consistency across geographies. At Quickbase he drove a tenfold European growth initiative, cut onboarding time by 15%, and clarified career ladders to improve transparency and DEI alignment. A practical engineer as well as manager, he has contributed backend work to high-profile open-source projects like Open edX, adding team workflow and assessment features and migrating tests to pytest. He pairs an MSc in Computer Science with a background in biochemistry, reflecting both analytical rigor and breadth of curiosity. Colleagues describe him as customer-focused, mentorship-driven, and skilled at turning complex requirements into reliable, cross-border delivery.
7 years of coding experience
MSc, Computer Science, MSc, Computer Science at UMass Boston
Github Skills (15)
openedx10
backend10
pytest10
back-end-development10
python10
django10
edx10
rating8
grads8
testing8
grades8
restful-api7
api-design7
api-rest7
rest-api7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
openedx/edx-ora2
Oct 2019 - Sep 2020
Open Response Assessment Suite
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 releases, 25 reviews, 12 commits in 11 months
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily focused on back-end development, implementing features related to file management and team-based assessments within the Open Response Assessment (ORA) suite. Their contributions involved modifying Python code, specifically in the `SubmissionMixin`, `TeamWorkflowMixin`, and associated testing files. Key changes included adding functionality to handle file descriptions and names, integrating team workflow features, and migrating from the nose testing framework to pytest.
assessmentpythonsuite
openedx/edx-platform
May 2019 - Oct 2020
The Open edX LMS & Studio, powering education sites around the world!
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:15 reviews, 78 commits, 98 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Andrew's contributions primarily focused on the back-end of the edX platform. They made several changes related to instructor analytics, proctored exam results, and grade calculations. The user also made changes to testing and documentation, and introduced new features using waffle flags. Their work involved modifying Python code and updating settings related to grading and team management.
edxlmssitesbackend-serviceopen-edx
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