Tom Daff
Team Leader, Web Development at Cresset software and discovery
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Daff is a seasoned web development team leader with 15 years of experience applying scientific rigour to full-stack software and DevOps, currently driving the Torx platform for small-molecule design. He combines a PhD in crystallography and materials science with hands-on expertise in Python, Linux systems, and deployment pipelines to turn complex research workflows into intuitive, production-ready interfaces. At the University of Cambridge he built widely adopted departmental systems—from out-of-hours sign-in and visitor logging to digital signage and managed scientific workstations—demonstrating an aptitude for practical, safety-critical tooling. Tom excels at simplifying intricate algorithms and user journeys so domain experts can focus on discovery rather than infrastructure. He’s as comfortable building bespoke hardware and HPC support as he is leading web teams, bringing a rare mix of academic depth and product-focused engineering. Based in Cambridge, he focuses on software that removes barriers to efficient work and scales across institutional environments.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
MSci, Materials Science (Natural Sciences), MSci, Materials Science (Natural Sciences) at University of CambridgeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Crystallography, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Crystallography at Birkbeck, U. of London
Github Skills (126)
web-application10
python10
websocket10
chat10
collaboration10
javascript10
zulip10
socket-io10
electron10
jupyter10
typescript10
apache10
jupyter-kernels10
jupyterlab-extension10
slack10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
tdaff/automation
Jun 2011 - Oct 2017
Contributions:646 commits, 12 pushes, 7 branches in 6 years 5 months
tdaff/remote_ikernel
May 2015 - Nov 2020
All your Jupyter kernels, on all your machines, in one place.
Contributions:62 commits, 2 PRs, 6 pushes in 5 years 6 months
placemachinesjupyter-notebookjupyterlabjupyter
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