Summary
Tom White is a senior software engineer and coach with 16 years of hands-on development experience and over 20 years in IT roles ranging from systems administration to team leadership. He builds user-focused web applications primarily with Ruby on Rails and React, and has led migrations, high-availability AWS deployments, and integrations across Shopify, WordPress and legacy systems. As a founding engineer at an AI/LLM startup he prototyped OpenAI-driven features using Python and TypeScript, and now applies that rapid-prototyping mindset to product work at Trump Media & Technology Group. Known for turning troublesome modules into robust background automations and creating dynamic reporting systems, he also trains scrum masters and product owners to form high-performing agile teams. Based in Sarasota, Florida, Tom blends deep ops experience with product-level engineering and an appetite for practical AI experimentation.
16 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer