Summary
Thomas Soria is a pragmatic full-stack software engineer with 13 years of experience building web platforms and developer-facing tools, currently contributing at Postman after impactful engineering roles at Facebook and iFixit. He specializes in PHP and modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular) and has led large projects including internationalization, shipment/RMA refactors, and Oculus platform features that improved reliability, performance, and social engagement. At Facebook he owned end-to-end VR travel workstreams and built tooling and device management features—delivering measurable improvements like a 65% increase in travel success and a 21% panel load reduction. Comfortable across stacks (C/C++, Java, AWS, MySQL, CSS preprocessors), he blends hands-on coding with technical program leadership, having also run Scrum and scaled teams as a TPM. Based in California, he’s open to contract work and known for turning complex product requirements into practical, production-ready systems.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Jesuit High School
French, English, Spanish