Tom Barnes
Senior Software Engineer at People Inc.
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Barnes is a Senior Software Engineer in New York with eight years of experience blending journalism, product design, and full‑stack development to create interactive digital storytelling tools at scale. He moves fluidly between TypeScript/React frontends and Node, Python/Django, and Rails backends, with production experience in Docker and AWS architectures supporting editorial and ad‑tech systems. A former journalist and editor, he brings disciplined research and lyrical writing to product work, often leading documentation and knowledge‑sharing initiatives that improve team velocity. He has built CMS integrations, rich media editors, and bespoke interactive features—mapping, D3 visualizations, and nonlinear video—that reveal a knack for turning narrative ideas into reusable engineering platforms. Notably, he has led both product and technical roles (CPO/Lead Developer) on a video storytelling platform, demonstrating a rare combination of content strategy and engineering ownership.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English & Psychology, 3.65, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English & Psychology, 3.65 at New York UniversityNew York Tech Talent Pipeline Web Development Fellowship, Fullstack Development, New York Tech Talent Pipeline Web Development Fellowship, Fullstack Development at New York Code + Design Academy
Spanish
Github Skills (23)
web-components9
browser9
react9
nextjs8
yelp8
javascript7
typescript7
compiler7
truetype6
hybrid6
opentype6
static-site-generator6
fonts4
experiences4
harmonic4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
tomxbarnesx/nyc-rental-secrets
Sep 2018 - Sep 2018
An app to help New Yorkers research apartments and share their experiences in a Yelp-like fashion
Contributions:136 commits, 79 PRs, 72 pushes in 20 days
experiencesyelpapartmentssharefashion
tomxbarnesx/harmonic-gardens
Oct 2018 - May 2019
Calendar app and admin panel for Harmonic Gardens, a creative permaculture landscaping business in CT
Contributions:2 PRs, 59 pushes, 8 branches in 7 months
reactadmin-paneladmincalendarharmonic
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