Tom de Bruijn
Team Lead And Senior Software Developer at RailsGirls Nederland
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolTom de Bruijn is a seasoned software leader and team lead with 15 years of experience building and operating web-scale Ruby/Rails applications from Amsterdam. At AppSignal he progressed from Senior Developer to Team Lead and Technical Operations Manager, combining hands-on engineering with operational ownership of observability tooling. An active open-source contributor, he has improved UX and developer docs for high-profile community projects like RailsGirls Guides and maintained critical DevOps tooling such as backup/backup. Tom organizes local Ruby communities (Amsterdam.rb, RailsGirls NL) and brings a practical focus on secure, reliable deployments and developer experience. Outside work he’s known for a playful love of Gundam robotics, hinting at a hands-on, creative approach to engineering challenges.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (B ICT) Software Engineering and Architecture, Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (B ICT) Software Engineering and Architecture at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)ICT Manager Web and Application development, ICT Manager Web and Application development at ROC ASA ICT Academy
English, Dutch
Stackoverflow
1,130reputation
86kreached
11answers
2questions
bitbucket
top-5%
Github Skills (24)
ruby-rails10
css10
rails10
ruby10
html10
mysql9
postgresql9
javascript9
user-manual9
bitbucket9
cli9
front-end-development8
configuration-management8
ux-design8
structures8
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
backup/backup
Jul 2014 - Dec 2019
Easy full stack backup operations on UNIX-like systems.
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:1 release, 3 reviews, 246 commits in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Tom's contributions primarily focused on maintaining and improving the existing codebase. They fixed configuration issues related to third-party services such as Twitter and improved the handling of errors within the CLI tool. Furthermore, the user released multiple versions of the project and added functionality related to database configurations, specifically addressing security concerns in database parameters.
unixmysqlfull-stackrubyunix-like
railsgirls/guides.railsgirls.com
Feb 2020 - Feb 2020
Rails Girls Guides
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:23 reviews, 1 commit, 47 PRs in 1 day
Contributions summary:Tom primarily contributed to the Rails Girls Guides website by adding new guides, fixing existing issues, and improving the user experience. They added a "tools guide" and a "start guide," reorganized the guides index page, and refactored the main guides list. Furthermore, the user fixed spacing issues, updated JavaScript libraries, and added a custom 404 page, indicating a focus on both content and design. They also addressed issues with OS-specific instructions and other UI/UX improvements.
ruby-on-railsrails-girlsrailsrubygirls
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