Thomas Nyberg
Principal Engineer at Midjourney
New York, New York, Czechia
Summary
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Top SchoolThomas Nyberg is a Principal Engineer with 13 years of experience who transitioned from a PhD in mathematics to building robust database, distributed systems and infrastructure at companies like Midjourney and UnitedLex. Based in New York with roots in Prague and the Czech Republic, he blends deep theoretical training in complex geometry and PDEs with hands-on work in C++, Go, Python, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), and PKI-secured deployments. He has led applied research and engineering efforts—founding an Idea Factory Lab, integrating ML/AI into enterprise systems, and shipping high-performance statistical engines with Python bindings. Known for bridging academic rigor and production pragmatism, he’s comfortable moving between low-level performance engineering and large-scale system design. An interesting detail: his background includes building resilient infrastructure with custom Debian packaging and systemd integration, reflecting an uncommon mix of research, tooling, and operations experience.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics at University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics at Columbia University in the City of New York
English, Swedish, German
Github Skills (116)
programming-language10
python10
opencv-contrib10
precompiled10
statistics10
pypi10
peg9
grammars9
opencv9
parser9
machine-learning9
scikit-learn9
parsing9
data-science9
tensorflow9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
ApproximateIdentity/toric-geometry
Feb 2013 - Oct 2013
Contributions:43 commits in 8 months
ApproximateIdentity/website
Sep 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:6 commits, 13 pushes, 5 branches in 6 months
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