Phillip Birtcher
Senior Software Engineer at Foundation
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPhillip Birtcher is a senior software engineer based in New York with over a decade of hands-on experience building backend systems and leading engineering teams at consumer and e-commerce companies. He has moved between senior and staff roles at Bonobos, Away, and Foundation, and co-founded two startups—HireBrite (acquired) and CryptoCare, an Ethereum-powered NFT philanthropy platform—demonstrating product and startup instincts alongside engineering depth. A committed backend contributor to the well-known Solidus e-commerce framework, Phillip has improved order processing, admin workflows, and shipment handling, reflecting a focus on transactional integrity and maintainability. He pairs formal CS training from UT Austin with practical blockchain education from Consensys Academy, blending traditional web-scale systems expertise with emerging decentralized tech. Colleagues would describe him as a pragmatic engineer who balances shipping customer-facing features with clean, maintainable core platform work.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at The University of Texas at AustinOnline Developer Program 2018, Ethereum, Online Developer Program 2018, Ethereum at Consensys AcademyBellaire High School
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Github Skills (12)
ruby10
ruby-rails10
rails10
spree10
backend10
ecommerce10
commerce10
spreed10
rspec8
json6
regex6
ruby-on-rails6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
solidusio/solidus
Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
đź›’ Solidus, the open-source eCommerce framework for industry trailblazers.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:36 commits, 34 PRs, 41 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Phillip contributed to the Solidus e-commerce framework by addressing backend logic and functionality. Their commits included changes to order processing, store management, and adjustment calculations. They also focused on improving the admin interface, specifically for order management and shipment handling. These changes enhanced the overall functionality and maintainability of the e-commerce platform's core features.
ecommercerailssolidusrubyshopping-cart
philbirt/cryptocare-contracts
Apr 2018 - Jan 2019
Contracts for CryptoCare
Contributions:73 commits, 3 PRs, 17 pushes in 9 months
ethereumblockchainsoliditysmart-contractscontracts
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