Hello World

Tom Gordon

BSc Computer Science graduate and Software Engineer at Discovery Education. Also interested in music, home servers, and all things technology.

Python

TypeScript

React

SQL

Linux

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My Journey

Experience &
Education

Present

Software Engineer 1

Discovery Education

Contributing to educational technology solutions that empower teachers and engage students worldwide. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software that makes a real difference in education.

AngularTypeScriptJava

2022 – 2023

Software Engineering Intern

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Led an individual C++ project with global impact within my first month. Transitioned to a cross-continental team spanning the UK, India, and the USA to help in the design and implementation of an upcoming product using Golang and Kubernetes.

C++GolangKubernetesgRPCSQLAgile

2020 – 2024

BSc Computer Science

University of Portsmouth

Built a strong foundation across three years covering algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, ethical hacking, and artificial intelligence. My final-year dissertation - TATYOU - was an AR tattoo-previewing app built in Flutter.

PythonJavaSQLHaskellFlutterAI/MLCybersecurity

Things I've Done

Featured Projects

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TATYOU

AR Tattoo Preview App

Originally developed in Flutter for my dissertation, now being ported to React Native for a public release. Uses augmented reality so users can preview tattoos on their skin before committing.

React NativePostgresAR+2

Featured

GulagStats

Discord Bot & Web Dashboard

A Discord bot written in TypeScript that tracks server statistics and surfaces them on a companion web dashboard.

ReactAngularNode.js+1

Featured

Spotify Party System

Collaborative Song Queuing

A web-based Spotify party system built before the feature existed natively using the Spotify API. Users could add songs, vote to skip, and watch the queue update in real-time.

JavaScriptPHPSQL+1

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