Buddy Toups
Lead Software Architect at FamilyTreeDNA
Hitchcock, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolBuddy Toups is a Lead Software Architect with over a decade of hands-on experience designing and modernizing high-traffic e-commerce and genetics-focused web platforms. He has driven measurable performance gains by replacing legacy SQL search with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch and architecting scalable services using ASP.NET Core, C#, DynamoDB, Redis, and graph databases like AWS Neptune. Past roles include leading integrations and feature delivery for Home Depot and Blinds.com, and he currently builds DNA genealogy tools that power customer research workflows. Buddy also teaches full-stack web development at Rice and UT Austin, translating practical production experience into clear classroom instruction. His background in graphic design and early front-end work gives him a rare eye for UX-informed engineering decisions. Based in Hitchcock, Texas, he blends pragmatic engineering, performance optimization, and mentorship to deliver reliable, customer-facing systems.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Diploma, High School Diploma, Diploma at South Lafourche High SchoolAAS, Graphic Design, AAS, Graphic Design at The Art Institutes
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Github Skills (10)
hubot6
stimulusjs6
tom6
servo6
turbolinks5
javascript4
hotwire4
chat4
chatbot3
javascript-framework1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mydesignbuddy/mydesignbuddy.github.io
Jun 2014 - Aug 2021
Contributions:11 commits, 8 pushes in 7 years 3 months
mydesignbuddy/ubikjs
Apr 2017 - Jan 2019
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch, 3 tags in 1 year 9 months
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