Todd Burnside
Senior Software Engineer at Gemini Observatory
Bellingham, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolTodd Burnside is a Senior Software Engineer with two decades of experience translating complex systems into maintainable, reliable software and currently contributing to Gemini Observatory. He combines deep systems intuition, strong communication, and a collaborative mindset that frequently makes him the go-to engineer on teams. Todd’s background in computational mathematics and years of work across C++, C#, Java, Python, and Scala inform his pragmatic approach to solving hard problems, while his recent focus on strongly typed functional programming (Scala and type-level abstractions) guides his design for safer, composable systems. Active in the PDXScala community, he has presented on advanced topics like typeclasses and higher-kinded types—bridging academic rigor with production engineering. Based in Bellingham, WA, he brings a history of diverse domain experience from real-time systems and scientific modeling to enterprise consulting and cloud-backed web applications.
10 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Exercise Science, 4.0 / Outstanding Graduating Graduate Student, Master’s Degree, Exercise Science, 4.0 / Outstanding Graduating Graduate Student at Northern Michigan University
Github Skills (110)
global-state10
ui-components10
http10
datatable10
http-client10
component-library10
datagrid10
editable10
material-table10
react-components10
flex10
scala-native10
charts10
ripple-effect10
react-component10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
toddburnside/peakid
Apr 2016 - Mar 2018
Contributions:48 commits, 4 PRs, 42 pushes in 1 year 10 months
doobiepythoncircehttp4sweb-service
toddburnside/scalajs-react-virtuoso
Feb 2021 - Mar 2024
Contributions:9 reviews, 114 PRs, 76 pushes in 3 years 1 month
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