Tom Fanella is a Head of Engineering based in New York with 11 years of hands-on experience building and leading product-focused engineering teams across startups and scale-ups. He progressed from full‑stack engineer roles to management and now heads engineering at Teleo after shaping core products and teams at BentoBox and Hurdlr. Tom blends practical full‑stack expertise (Node.js/React background) with a talent for mentoring—he previously taught and managed large cohorts of students and early-career engineers. He’s equally passionate about new tech, PC building, and the product experience, which shows in a track record of shipping customer‑facing features and operational improvements. Notably, his early entrepreneurial effort launched a profitable online marketplace, reflecting a builder’s mindset that informs his leadership.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at Purdue University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at City, University of London
Contributions:2 releases, 181 commits, 52 PRs in 3 months
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