Charlie Tanksley
Senior Software Engineer at ThreeFlow
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolCharlie Tanksley is a senior software engineer in Atlanta with 16 years of experience who transitioned from a career in philosophy to build reliable, outcome-focused software and teams. His background as a philosophy professor and PhD gives him a knack for clarifying complex requirements, designing robust systems, and improving team decision-making across multiple startups and healthcare/marketing platforms. Currently at ThreeFlow after senior roles at Healthfinch, Monetate, and InQuicker, he combines deep technical craftsmanship with a persistent interest in measurable outcomes and process improvement. Known for bridging thoughtful analysis with pragmatic engineering, he often surfaces non-obvious tradeoffs and system-level optimizations that improve product and team performance.
16 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy at Samford UniversityMaster of Arts - MA, Philosophy, Master of Arts - MA, Philosophy at Texas A&M UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Philosophy at University of Virginia
Github Skills (27)
testing9
property-based-testing9
rspec9
python8
virtual-machine8
rubinius8
ruby8
vim-plugin8
fuzzing7
unit-testing-framework6
test-suite5
mspec3
logging3
java2
command-line2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
charlietanksley/dotfiles
Apr 2010 - Jun 2014
Contributions:623 commits in 4 years 2 months
charlietanksley/charlietanksley.github.io
Sep 2017 - Dec 2024
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 3 months
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