Summary
Tom Savage is a Staff Software Engineer with 14 years of experience building across the stack, currently contributing to Signal since 2014. Based in Leighton Buzzard, UK, he brings deep practical knowledge from frontend to backend systems and a steady record of long-tenure product-focused development. His career began with hands-on programming at MyCLIC and matured into a senior engineering role where reliability, privacy, and thoughtful UX often intersect. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Portsmouth and is known for combining pragmatic engineering with a preference for long-term maintainable solutions. Although not a prolific public GitHub presence, his extended commitment at Signal suggests significant impact on messaging infrastructure and secure, user-facing features.
14 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons), Computer Science, Upper Second Class Honours, BSc (Hons), Computer Science, Upper Second Class Honours at University of Portsmouth