Ted Young
Principal Java Trainer And Coding Coach at Spiral Learning, LLC
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTed Young is a Principal Java Trainer and coding coach with 25+ years in software engineering and 16 years of hands-on experience shaping developer tools, cloud infrastructure, and product teams. He helps teams make code more testable and productive through pragmatic training, TDD and pair-programming practices, and builds custom learning materials grounded in cognitive science. His background includes platform and systems work at Apple and Guidewire—designing CI, Docker/OpenStack-based self-service infra, and search/compute services used by iCloud and other internal customers. Prior roles at Google and eBay show a strong mix of front-end UX, backend Java, and internal tooling leadership, often delivering developer-facing utilities that reduce operational friction. Based in California, he runs Spiral Learning, LLC to fast‑forward Java, Spring, and TDD adoption for teams and individuals, and intentionally stays independent from full‑time opportunities. Colleagues often note his blend of instructional design skill with deep systems knowledge—he coaches both code craft and the collaboration needed to deliver customer value.
16 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
n/a, Music Production, n/a, Music Production at Foothill CollegeBachelor's, Computer Science, Bachelor's, Computer Science at New York UniversityHigh School, High School at Bronx High School of Science
Github Skills (200)
htmx10
chat10
cpp10
multiarch10
unicorns10
localization10
html10
live-coding10
xliff10
angularjs10
unit-testing10
eclipse-collections10
intellij10
material-design10
java-programming10
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
jitterted/yacht-tdd
Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
Contributions:179 commits, 1 PR, 80 pushes in 2 years 7 months
tedyoung/high-top
Apr 2014 - May 2014
Contributions:27 commits in 17 days
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