Tom Schafer
Senior Software Engineer at Snyk
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTom Schafer is a Senior Software Engineer with five years' experience building production software across fintech and developer-security domains, currently at Snyk. A mathematics graduate from the University of Bristol, he brings strong analytical instincts—evident from earlier research into dynamical systems—to pragmatic engineering on payment and security platforms. His career path includes roles at GoCardless and Smartsheet, where he progressed from hands-on feature delivery to more complex system work and cross-team collaboration. Based in Stony Stratford, Tom blends rigorous problem-solving with product-focused iteration, often surfacing subtle edge cases before they hit production. Colleagues describe him as the kind of engineer who pairs mathematical curiosity with shipping velocity, improving reliability in systems that handle real-world money and security workflows.
5 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BSc, Mathematics at University of Bristol
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Github Skills (92)
security10
vim10
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helix10
javascript10
sarif10
editor10
kakoune10
vulnerabilities10
rust10
cli10
snyk10
monitor10
text-editor10
typescript10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
thomasschafer/scooter
Aug 2024 - Apr 2025
Interactive find and replace in the terminal
Contributions:14 reviews, 124 PRs, 407 pushes in 7 months
thomasschafer/advent-of-code
Dec 2022 - Dec 2024
Contributions:301 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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