Tom Butler is a pragmatic data engineer with over a decade focused on building real-time streaming and enterprise data solutions, currently integrating Spring Cloud ecosystems, Confluent Kafka, Spark and Apache Geode at zData and enfuse.io. He brings 19 years of broader software experience across startups and Fortune 200s, blending deep Java/Spring backend skills with front-end and legacy system know-how from PICK BASIC to React/Redux. Tom has a track record of architecting resilient data pipelines and pragmatic ingestion strategies—often solving thorny legacy integration problems via screen-scraping and custom connectors long before cloud-native patterns were mainstream. Comfortable in Agile/DevOps environments, he pairs hands-on implementation with system-level thinking to deliver production-grade, data-driven products. Based in the Boise area, he combines a liberal-arts background in English with a developer’s knack for clear, maintainable systems.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
English Language and Literature, General, English Language and Literature, General at Boise State University
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