Tom Carrick
Technical Lead at Carbon Equity
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolTom Carrick is a Technical Lead based in Amsterdam with 12 years of Python-heavy software engineering experience, specializing in Django back-end development and production-ready web platforms. He has progressed through senior and leadership roles across startups and scaleups—driving engineering teams at Carbon Equity, Scene Connect, Lightmatter, and others—while remaining hands-on in code. A regular contributor to the core Django project, his open-source work includes accessibility and database collation improvements plus admin UI fixes, reflecting attention to both developer ergonomics and end-user experience. With an MSc in Computer Science from Newcastle University, he combines deep framework knowledge with practical product delivery, often improving responsiveness and edge-case HTTP behavior that many teams overlook.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Computer Science, MSc, Computer Science at Newcastle University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (26)
application-framework10
python10
django10
app-framework10
web-framework10
jupyter9
asynchronous9
multiview9
html-template9
python-templates9
css9
google-apps9
database-design9
apptemplates9
cpp-templates9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
django/django
Aug 2022 - Oct 2022
The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:155 reviews, 5 commits, 37 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Tom primarily contributed to the Django web framework, addressing issues related to accessibility, database functionality, and the HTTP response interface. Their work involved modifying existing code, adding new features like database collations and the `query_string` template tag, and fixing bugs in the admin interface. The user also focused on improving the admin interface's responsiveness and appearance.
pythondjango-frameworkappsdjangoframework
knyghty/bord
Jul 2016 - Dec 2019
Bord of the Red Dragon — a web-based game inspired by LORD
Contributions:9 PRs, 372 pushes, 12 branches in 3 years 5 months
web-baseddragongameweb-based-game
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