Summary
Thomas Holder is a software development engineer with 10 years of experience building and modernizing complex codebases, currently contributing to the AWS Athena platform in New York. He has deep experience leading small teams to deliver developer tooling and SDKs—at Symbiont he led the ecosystem team that produced a VS Code extension, CI integrations, generators and testing plugins for smart-contract applications. Prior roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch honed his ability to navigate large, legacy systems and deliver reliable, production-grade software. He holds an MSc in Computer Science from UCL and a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Bristol, blending strong theoretical grounding with practical engineering. Known for enjoying “radical change” in old codebases, he brings a pragmatic, tool-oriented approach to making legacy systems maintainable and developer-friendly.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons), Mathematics, BSc (Hons), Mathematics at University of Bristol
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science at University College London, U. of London