Summary
Tom Thij is a Senior Ruby Developer based in Amsterdam with 11+ years crafting interactive, user-focused web applications using Ruby on Rails, Linux, Apache, and MySQL/Postgres. He has steady senior roles across Dutch tech companies including FUGA, Vandebron and currently Klinkende Taal, combining hands-on backend engineering with ops fluency. Comfortable across many languages (C++, Java, Perl, Python, Lisp, Matlab) and tools (emacs, SVN), he brings a research-minded approach informed by graduate work in emergent computing and AI. Known for seeking delightful user experiences, he pairs pragmatic production experience with a curiosity for deeper algorithmic and systems-level problems.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
MSc Artificial Intelligence, MSc Artificial Intelligence at University of Groningen
PhD Centre for Emergent Computing, PhD Centre for Emergent Computing at Edinburgh Napier University
MSc Thesis for Artificial Intelligence, MSc Thesis for Artificial Intelligence at Vrije Universiteit Brussel