Tim Abrahamsen
Software Engineer III at American Express
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Abrahamsen is a New York–based full stack software engineer with 10 years of experience building scalable backend and front-end systems using Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, and Python. Currently leading the backend team for Financial Insights at American Express, he has driven integrations that unify commercial and consumer financial experiences for hundreds of thousands of SMB users. His prior work at Yext combined product-led frontend design in React with backend microservices, observability improvements, and multi-team coordination for high-impact, revenue-driving features. Tim blends rigorous academic training—a CS M.S. from UT Austin and an Aero/Astro B.S. from MIT—with hands-on delivery, and has a history of mentoring and teaching, from graduate deep learning office hours to decade-long tutoring across math and physics. Pragmatic and systems-minded, he excels at turning complex domain requirements into reliable, observable services.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin
English
Github Skills (10)
mongoose6
expressjs4
mongodb4
predictive3
web-application3
nodejs2
pundit2
mpc1
python1
model-predictive-control1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
timmyneutron/Pundit-Front-End
Aug 2018 - Mar 2021
Front end code for my pun-based NodeJS web application, "Pundit"
Contributions:1 release, 1 PR, 53 pushes in 2 years 8 months
herokureactpunjavascriptweb-application
timmyneutron/Pundit-Back-End
Aug 2018 - Jun 2024
Back end for my pun-based NodeJS web application, "Pundit"
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 11 months
expressjspunexpressweb-applicationnodejs
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