Tom Sanderson
About Tom Sanderson
Tom Sanderson is a Software Engineer at OANDA in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a diverse background in web development and quality assurance. He has held various roles in the tech industry since 2017 and contributes to technical interviews and mentoring at Lighthouse Labs.
Work at OANDA
Tom Sanderson has been employed at OANDA as a Software Engineer since 2022. He works in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he focuses on backend integrations and ensures they are robust and updated according to stakeholder requests. His role includes participation in technical interviews to assess engineering candidates, contributing to the recruitment process of web teams.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining OANDA, Tom Sanderson held several positions in the technology and retail sectors. He worked as a Quality Assurance Engineer/Support Specialist at Hifyre from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, he served as a Retail Coordinator/Supervisor at Basecamp Climbing from 2017 to 2018. He also gained experience as a Full Stack Web Developer while freelancing from 2019 to 2020 and worked as a Frontend Developer at The Barrington Consulting Group for four months in 2021.
Education and Expertise
Tom Sanderson studied Web Development at Lighthouse Labs, completing his program in 2019. He also pursued finance studies at the Canadian Securities Institute, achieving the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) in 2015. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy from the University of Guelph, which he completed in 2010.
Technical Contributions
In his current role at OANDA, Tom Sanderson has contributed to the migration of integration tests from TestCafe to Cypress, enhancing the efficiency of the testing framework. He plays a key role in maintaining backend integrations with Salesforce and Redis. Furthermore, he has been involved in building and maintaining a resource API using the Pyramid framework, demonstrating his expertise in Python development.
Mentorship at Lighthouse Labs
In addition to his work at OANDA, Tom Sanderson has been a Web Development Mentor at Lighthouse Labs since 2021. In this role, he shares his knowledge and experience with aspiring developers, guiding them through the complexities of web development and helping them build their skills in the field.