Tom Hicks
Dad at Home
Berga, Catalonia, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Hicks is a seasoned software leader and founder with 12 years of experience scaling teams and products while maintaining a strong user-centric and product-focused culture. He has led engineering at startups and agencies—from Head of Development to CTO and Co-Founder—bringing practical full‑stack JavaScript expertise and a knack for introducing maintainable front-end architectures. Tom pairs an MSc in Advanced Computing (University of Bristol) with hands-on delivery, mentoring cross-functional teams and championing XP practices to improve quality and team flow. Based in Berga, Catalonia, he blends technical leadership with business development instincts, having grown teams from single figures into multiple squads. Notably, he balances intense product work with life as a dedicated dad, reflecting a pragmatic approach to work–life integration.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Digital Media & Music Technology (Joint Honours), BSc, Digital Media & Music Technology (Joint Honours) at University of the West of EnglandMSc, Advanced Computing (Internet Technologies and Multimedia), MSc, Advanced Computing (Internet Technologies and Multimedia) at University of Bristol
Github Skills (10)
typescript10
javascript10
typescripts10
maplibre-gl10
front-end-development10
typescript-types10
mapbox-gl10
user-interface9
webgl8
testing8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
tomhicks/methodical
Jan 2014 - Jan 2014
Contributions:35 commits in 6 days
assertion-librarytestingjavascriptassertiontypescript
felt/js-sdk
Nov 2024 - Apr 2025
Felt JS SDK
Contributions:29 reviews, 53 PRs, 154 pushes in 4 months
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