Tom Cowland
Engineering Manager at Sainsbury's
Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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RockstarTom Cowland is a people-first engineering manager with 14 years of hands-on engineering experience and over 20 years in resourcing and leading high-performing software teams across B2B, B2C, public sector and platform organisations. He excels at bridging business and technology, owning inception-to-delivery of pragmatic, business-aligned solutions while building lasting internal and external partnerships. Tom has led global, multi-time-zone engineering efforts and founded an open interoperability standard, working closely with the Linux Foundation and the VFX community to drive cross-organisation integration. His background spans cloud data strategy, distributed rendering and media production tools, with practical experience in C++, Python, TypeScript, Go and large-scale AWS deployments. Colleagues describe him as a collaborative coach who prioritises team wellbeing and visibility of shared goals while navigating complex, multi-stakeholder programmes. Outside work he channels creativity running a small music studio in the North of England, reflecting a blend of technical rigour and creative curiosity.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (59)
cg10
linux10
ruby10
homebrew10
automation10
asset-pipeline10
nodejs10
macos10
package-manager10
visual-effects10
interoperability9
javascript9
webgl9
backbonejs9
build-environment9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
themissingcow/gaffer
Apr 2019 - Sep 2021
Gaffer is an open source application framework designed specifically for creating tools for use in visual effects production.
Contributions:16 releases, 28 PRs, 1508 pushes in 2 years 5 months
gafferapplication-frameworkproductionvisual-effects
themissingcow/trackomatic
Feb 2020 - Jun 2023
Contributions:11 releases, 1 PR, 51 pushes in 3 years 3 months
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