Thomas Stoecklein
Freelance Software Developer at Vexea
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolThomas Stoecklein is a freelance full-stack software developer based in Pittsburgh with 14 years of experience building adaptable web applications and systems, primarily in Ruby/Rails and Node.js. He partners with businesses to deliver pragmatic, test-driven solutions that evolve with changing goals, and has hands-on experience across backend, frontend, streaming video, and infrastructure. His background includes growing and operationalizing products—from subscription and billing systems to scalable live-stream services—and delivering measurable customer improvements like increased repeat purchases and reduced complaints. Comfortable in agile teams and ops, he also brings practical exposure to C++, Lua, nginx/Varnish, and CRM integrations. Outside work he applies a photographer’s eye and an athlete’s discipline—running, mountain biking, and skiing—which informs a detail-oriented, iterative approach to product craftsmanship.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy at Duquesne University
German, Latin
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (44)
content-management-system10
hugo10
cms10
blog-engine10
fastest10
static-site-generator9
go9
cli9
command-line-tool9
macos8
homebrew8
administration8
typeface8
binaries8
mixins8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
bluestrike2/Stylus.sugar
Jan 2012 - Mar 2013
Contributions:6 commits in 1 year 2 months
styluscssespressosugar
NSDCF/norwinalumni.org
Oct 2022 - Apr 2025
Contributions:86 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 6 months
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