Tom Etzel is a Senior Software Engineer with 14 years of experience building full-stack and cloud-native systems, currently at Surescripts after leading architecture efforts at ActiveRADAR. He specializes in backend services with Spring Boot and Kotlin, serverless automation in AWS (Lambda, S3, RDS), and CI/CD/DevOps pipelines primarily using GitLab CI, and has hands-on front-end experience with React/Redux and Angular. Tom has a strong track record modernizing legacy stacks, automating operational workflows with Python, and establishing secure deployment processes including a Software-Defined Perimeter. A former Infantry Team Leader in the US Army, he brings disciplined leadership and calm decision-making from high-stress environments to technical teams. Based in Kewaskum, WI, he pairs practical engineering with stakeholder collaboration to turn business requirements into deployable, maintainable products.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Web and Digital Media Development, B.S. Web and Digital Media Development at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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Tom Etzel - Senior Software Engineer at Surescripts