Tim Bunce
CDN Software Engineer at Self-Employed
Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Bunce is a seasoned CDN software engineer and open-source pioneer with 31 years of experience building high-performance data processing and database middleware. He is the author/maintainer of the widely used Perl DBI and DBD::Oracle modules and creator of the Devel::NYTProf profiler, tools relied on by hundreds of thousands of developers worldwide. At Apple and through long-standing consulting work he blends deep systems and database expertise (Postgres, MySQL, Oracle) with pragmatic architecture, performance tuning and scalable proxying strategies. A calm, curious communicator and frequent conference speaker, he translates complex technical risks into actionable change and trains teams to operate more resilient systems. His GitHub contributions include performance and usability improvements to influential projects such as DBIx::Class and Brendan Gregg’s FlameGraph, reflecting a focus on maintainability and faster analysis. He thrives working remotely and repeatedly turns investigative troubleshooting into measurable production gains.
31 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at Kingston UniversityUK Ministry of Defence Electrical Quality Assurance Directorate
English, perl, c, sql, bash
Stackoverflow
1,102reputation
49kreached
23answers
1question
perl
top-5%
Github Skills (22)
data-visualizations10
github10
dbi10
data-visualisation10
dbix-class10
perl10
performance-optimization10
data-visualization10
documentation10
database-design9
svg9
algorithms8
algorithm8
oracles7
oracle7
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
brendangregg/FlameGraph
Mar 2013 - Aug 2015
Stack trace visualizer
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:16 commits, 1 PR in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily focused on enhancing the functionality and performance of the flamegraph tool, a stack trace visualizer. They implemented various options for tunables, optimized the code for faster analysis, and added a mechanism to handle function attributes. The contributions also included improvements to the SVG output, such as simplifying the code structure and fixing styling issues, as well as the introduction of a --factor option for scaling values. The user also fixed bugs and addressed issues related to decimal values and name attribute handling.
perfreactprofilingstack-traceperformance-analysis
Perl5/DBIx-Class
Jun 2009 - Jun 2009
GitHub side of the DBIx::Class ( DBIC ) repository
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits in 4 days
Contributions summary:Tim focused on improving documentation and functionality within the DBIx::Class framework. Their work included adding references to related methods, clarifying existing documentation, and correcting potential misconceptions about transaction behavior. They also addressed database-specific configuration, particularly for Oracle, by implementing a method to set datetime formats. The user's contributions primarily involved modifications to existing code and documentation, demonstrating a focus on maintainability and clarity.
dbix-class
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