Summary
Tom Herbert is a seasoned engineering leader with over a decade of hands-on experience building high-performing teams and production-ready full-stack JavaScript applications. Currently Head of Engineering at Warp, he specializes in bridging product and engineering through clear communication, mentorship, and a focus on ownership and transparency. Tom pairs systems thinking with a passion for delightful, hyper-performant UIs and has practical interest in AI, ML, and NLP to drive product innovation. His career spans leadership roles across startups and university research environments, from acting CTO to directing engineering innovation centers, showing versatility across org sizes and domains. Grounded in economics and sociology from UC Davis, he brings a people-centered approach to technical strategy that consistently accelerates delivery and team growth.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Economics, Bachelor of Science (BS) Economics at University of California, Davis