Tim Hodges is a Lead Member of Technical Staff and software engineer with an 11-year career bridging research-grade numerical mathematics and production-scale search systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics specializing in Numerical Algebraic Geometry and has a strong track record of turning geometric and algorithmic problems into robust C#, C++, and Java software. At Smartsheet he led major search rearchitecture efforts—decoupling a monolith, migrating from Elasticsearch to OpenSearch, and championing operational excellence and on-call practices—before moving into an LMTS role at Salesforce. Tim combines hands-on implementation, mentoring, and technical leadership, often guiding cross-functional teams through cloud and distributed-system migrations. His uncommon blend of deep mathematical training and practical engineering means he tends to tackle scalability challenges by applying principled algorithmic thinking as well as pragmatic system design.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mathematics at Colorado State University
Library that uses C# to connect to Smartsheet services.
Contributions:34 pushes, 11 branches in 1 year 9 months
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Tim Hodges - Lead Member Of Technical Staff at Salesforce