Thomas Hofer

Software Engineer

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

About

Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience building backend systems in production. Recent work includes TypeScript/Node.js services, async workflows, search and data pipelines, internal tooling, and LLM-backed workflows, along with prior experience in Ruby on Rails, Go, AWS, and distributed systems. I’ve adopted AI coding workflows to move faster while maintaining strong ownership of design, correctness, and production quality.

Experience

  • Staff Software Engineer at BrightHire
    May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

  • Senior Software Engineer at Covey
    Apr 2025 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Staff Software Engineer at Zendesk
    Oct 2015 - Apr 2025 · 9 yrs 7 mos

  • Business Intelligence at ClearSlide
    Feb 2012 - Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos