Sal Tijerina
Software Developer - Engineering Scientist at Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSal Tijerina is a software developer and engineering scientist with nine years of experience building full-stack, research-focused web applications for high-performance computing and scientific users. At the Texas Advanced Computing Center he architects and leads the flagship Frontera Supercomputer web portal, specializing in Python/Django, React, and containerized deployments with Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, and Jenkins. His background blends data-driven research (astrophysics, radiation physics, transportation materials) with practical engineering—optimizing database queries, automating CI/CD, and improving test coverage to make complex systems more usable. Comfortable moving between C++, Python, and JavaScript, he has a track record of turning experimental workflows into polished, user-centered tools that accelerate research and decision-making. Based in Austin and fluent in interdisciplinary collaboration, he brings an uncommon combination of scientific modeling experience and production-grade web engineering.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Astrophysics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Astrophysics at Rice UniversitySpanish Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature at Universidad de Granada
Spanish
Github Skills (50)
portal10
react10
use-case9
architecture7
django-cms7
azerothcore7
django7
smarty6
aem6
summernote6
maxmind6
capistrano6
python6
angular5
h35
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
TACC/Camino
Apr 2021 - Mar 2025
Deployment Management repository for CEP Portals
Contributions:23 releases, 31 reviews, 35 PRs in 3 years 11 months
portalsdeploymentosgiportalcep
TACC/Core-Portal
May 2018 - Jan 2023
The web portal for TACC Supercomputers.
Contributions:38 releases, 1424 reviews, 519 commits in 4 years 9 months
supercomputersweb-portaltaccportal
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