Wade Tandy
Staff Software Engineer at HubSpot
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWade Tandy is a Staff Software Engineer with 14 years of experience building web-scale systems, search, and ML-driven solutions across startups and enterprise organizations. Currently at HubSpot after senior engineering roles at Clearbit and Bloomberg, he specializes in backend API design, schema generation, and data validation—work reflected in contributions to the Graphiti API. He blends a public-sector background solving law enforcement and intelligence problems with product-focused engineering for commercial SaaS, giving him a pragmatic approach to complex requirements. Wade pairs strong Ruby/Rails and backend expertise with an active curiosity about the business of the internet and startup culture. Outside of code he channels creativity as a part-time professional sound designer in the DC theatre scene, an unusual cross-discipline skillset that informs his collaborative style. Washington, D.C.–based, he holds a BS in Computer Science and German from Georgetown University.
14 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, German, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, German at Georgetown UniversityModel Lab
German
Stackoverflow
4,064reputation
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Github Skills (19)
back-end-development10
api-design10
rails10
ruby10
api10
ruby-on-rails10
rubygems9
json-api9
wordpress9
php9
i18n-js8
ember-i18n8
rails-i18n8
thumbnails6
windows-vista6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
graphiti-api/graphiti
Aug 2018 - Mar 2021
Stylish Graph APIs
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 releases, 32 reviews, 92 commits in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Wade primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the Graphiti API. Their work included adding an ActiveSupport load hook, implementing resource and attribute descriptions, and refining i18n features for documentation. Furthermore, they incorporated persistence features with nested operations, and addressed feedback by refactoring code. The contributions demonstrate a focus on API design, schema generation, and data validation.
graphgraphqljson-apirailsapi
wadetandy/dotfiles
Apr 2015 - Jan 2021
Contributions:6 pushes in 5 years 10 months
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