Full stack developer with 15+ years building products from the ground up at startups and open source. Recently focused on generative AI — building LLM-powered applications with Vercel AI SDK, designing MCP tool ecosystems, and creating AI agent infrastructure. Product-minded engineer who ships fast and prioritizes user feedback.

Skills

AI & LLMs

Advanced
  • Vercel AI SDK
  • OpenAI API
  • Anthropic API
  • Google Gemini
  • Structured Outputs
  • Embeddings / Vector Search
  • RAG Pipelines
  • AI Agents
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Prompt Engineering
  • LLM Training (from scratch)
  • Autograd / Tensor Operations

Frontend

Senior
  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • HTML / JSX
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Styled Components
  • Redux
  • Apollo / GraphQL
  • Electron
  • Three.js
  • Backbone.js

Backend

Senior
  • Node.js
  • Go
  • Python
  • Ruby on Rails
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Supabase
  • REST APIs
  • WebSockets
  • Deno

Cloud & DevOps

Senior
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Docker
  • Vercel
  • Railway
  • Heroku
  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Serverless
  • Cloudflare

Architecture & Tooling

Senior
  • Monorepos (Turborepo)
  • System Design
  • API Design
  • Microservices
  • Real-time Systems (Pusher / Yjs)
  • CLI Tools
  • npm Package Publishing
  • Open Source Maintenance

Low-Level & GPU

Intermediate
  • C
  • Vulkan
  • SPIR-V Shader Generation
  • GPU Compute
  • Mixed Precision (FP16)

Work Experience (11)

May 2020 - Current
Product Engineer (AI Focus)
Misc Companies
 Melbourne
Working at early-stage startups building generative AI products. Building full stack applications with Vercel AI SDK, designing LLM pipelines with structured outputs, implementing vector search and RAG systems, and creating AI agent tooling including MCP servers and Claude Code skills. Managing cloud infrastructure on GCP with Kubernetes for production workloads.
  • Vercel AI SDK / OpenAI / Anthropic
  • Structured outputs, embeddings, vector search
  • MCP servers and AI agent infrastructure
  • GCP / Kubernetes / Cloud Infrastructure
  • React / Next.js / TypeScript
  • Node.js / PostgreSQL / Supabase
May 2020 - May 2021
Senior Javascript Developer
Tokenized
 Melbourne
Tokenized is a Bitcoin wallet for issuing, managing and trading digital tokens. I built out the front end which was packaged as an electron app. It was a difficult frontend to build because we store the users keys locally and used them to sign transactions and contracts.
  • React
  • Redux
  • SCSS
  • Product
Mar 2018 - Jan 2020
Senior Javascript Developer
Blockbid
 Melbourne
Blockbid is an Australian crypto currency exchange. I started off on the frontend but eventually became lead tech and worked on every moving piece of the exchange. I really enjoyed working with liquidity providers and connecting their platforms to help us achieve liquid markets.
  • React, Apollo, Styled Components
  • Node.js / Rails
  • Docker / Heroku / GCP
  • Used Figma for design and UX work
  • Optimizing markets with tens of millions of rows using SQL.
Jan 2016 - Jan 2018
Developer
Listium
Built a very large and complex React / Redux application. It works on all platforms and has IOS/Android builds due to it being a PWA. (wrapped it in React Native though only implementing a WebView)
  • Worked with Postgres, Redis and Dynamodb for storage.
  • Hosted on a mixture of Heroku Apps and EC2 servers.
  • Caching by Fastly and Cloudflare
  • Hybrid app supported on all platforms
Apr 2014 - Jan 2016
Developer
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Hired to take EFF's campaigning to the next level by building an action centre in Ruby on Rails. The action centre is built around some large open source tools that lower the barrier to entry when contacting congress.
  • Developed new tools for contacting congress
  • Brainstormed campaign ideas to raise maximum awareness about issues
  • Lots of social networking integration
Mar 2013 - Jan 2015
CTO
Earbits
Started off as a front end developer but took on the role of CTO in early 2013. The application frontend is built with Javascript and organized as a single page application that talks to a collection of Rails web servers which are connected to MongoDB.
  • Managed a small team of developers and designers
  • Built the entire frontend application with Backbone.js
  • Transferred all of the infrastructure from Heroku to AWS
Apr 2014 - Current
Founder
JSON Resume
JSON Resume is a community driven open source initiative to create a JSON based standard for resumes. There is no reason why there can't be a common standard for writing a resume that can be extended with an ecosystem of open source tools.
  • This resume is built with JSON Resume
  • Over 5000 stars on Github
  • Community developed themes
  • Tens of thousands of users
Jun 2013 - Jan 2016
Developer
Taskforce.is
Worked on many politically charged campaigns against mass surveillance. Not only technically challenging work but also a lot of networking and getting my hands dirty with politics. Our biggest project was "TheDayWeFightBack"..
  • Generated 37,000,000 banner views
  • 100, 000 phone calls to congress
  • 500, 000 emails
  • 250, 000 signatures
Jan 2013 - Current
Co-Founder
Drone Hire
An international directory of civilian drone / UAV operators for hire. Services include aerial photography, aerial video, mapping, surveying, precision agriculture, real estate photography, remote inspections and infrared imaging. Our plan is to be the place to go when looking for UAV/Drone services. The website is built in Backbone.js and API is built with Node.js and Postgres.
  • The site and blog combined have managed to receive over 200,000 visitors in 2014.
Jan 2011 - Jan 2014
Founder
BackboneTutorials.com
I write tutorials and blog post regarding the popular Javascript framework Backbone.js. The tutorials cover a range of topics regarding front end development aimed at beginners, experts and anyone in between.
  • Over two million unique visitors a year
  • 25,000+ ebook downloads
  • 300,000+ Youtube views
Jan 2011 - Jun 2012
Front-end Developer
Ephox
Ephox is a worldwide company who is heavily involved with the development of TinyMce and enterprise editors. My primary role included building front-end widgets and applications. Worked on a major product using Backbone.js as a base. Heavily involved in UI/UX design and wire-framing. Also spend a lot of time designing API specifications and documentation.

Projects (7)

JSON Resume
Apr 2014 - Current
Community-driven open source standard for resumes in JSON format. Recently added AI-powered job matching using vector embeddings, GPT-powered job parsing, and a Claude Code skill for interactive job hunting.
  • 5000+ GitHub stars, tens of thousands of users
  • AI job matching with vector embeddings and semantic search
  • Built with Next.js, Supabase, Vercel AI SDK
  • Community developed themes ecosystem
Cdnjs
Jan 2011 - Current
Following Google's CDN for jQuery, we decided to start a CDN for the less popular Javascript frameworks. The CDN is community moderated and open source on GitHub. We secured a partnership with Cloudflare who now supports the infrastructure.
  • Millions of sites use the CDN in production
  • Larger market share than Yahoo's, Microsoft's and Google's javascript content distribution networks
  • We serve hundreds of billions request a month
  • Contains over 3000 popular Javascript libraries
Omega
Jun 2025 - Current
 https://github.com/thomasdavis/omega
Self-evolving AI Discord bot with 80+ specialized tools, multi-database architecture, and autonomous development capabilities. Built with Vercel AI SDK, Discord.js, and Next.js.
  • 80+ AI tools including code execution in 42+ languages
  • Self-evolution capability — analyzes behavior and proposes improvements via GitHub issues
  • Dual database architecture (PostgreSQL + MongoDB)
  • AI-powered decision making for natural conversation participation
Alpha
Sep 2025 - Current
 https://github.com/thomasdavis/alpha2
From-scratch GPT training and inference system built in TypeScript with a hand-written C Vulkan addon for GPU compute. No PyTorch or TensorFlow — custom tensor backend, autograd, tokenizers, training loop, and inference engine.
  • Custom tensor backend with tape-based reverse-mode autodiff
  • Hand-written Vulkan GPU backend with TS-generated SPIR-V kernels
  • Full training pipeline: BPE tokenizers, checkpointing, eval, sampling
  • OpenAI-compatible chat API, CLI, web dashboard, and TUI
TPMJS
Jun 2025 - Current
 https://tpmjs.com
The Tool Package Manager for AI Agents. An open-source registry and execution platform that automatically discovers, validates, and runs npm packages as AI agent tools via MCP, SDK, or CLI.
  • Auto-discovers npm packages with tpmjs keyword
  • Sandboxed tool execution via Deno runtime
  • MCP aggregator for connecting tool collections to Claude, Cursor, etc.
  • Agent platform for building, sharing, and forking AI agents
Blocks
Nov 2025 - Current
 https://github.com/thomasdavis/blocks
AI coding validator with semantic guardrails. A development-time validator that lets AI agents write code freely while maintaining consistency through domain semantics and multi-layer validation.
  • Domain specification via blocks.yml for entities, signals, measures, and rules
  • Multi-layer validation: Schema, Shape, and AI-powered Domain checks
  • Semantic feedback loop for AI coding tools
  • Drift detection between code and specification
MobTranslate
Dec 2024 - Feb 2025
 https://github.com/yourusername/mobtranslate.com
Open-source Indigenous language dictionary platform supporting advanced search, real-time AI translation, and server-side rendering. Built with Next.js and Turborepo.
  • Implemented multilingual dictionary with advanced search and pagination.
  • Added real-time translation API using AI techniques.
  • Optimized performance with server-side rendering (Next.js).
  • Structured codebase as a monorepo using Turborepo.

Volunteer

Jan 2016  - Current
Contributor
Open Source Project
 http://opensourceproject.com
Contributing to open source projects to improve software quality.
  • Fixed critical bugs and added new features.
  • Mentored new contributors.

Education (1)

2008 - 2009
Bachelors
 Software Engineering (incomplete)
The University of Queensland

Awards

2014
Defender of the Internet
Fight For The Future
For my work against mass surveillance and building out civic tools for digital democracy.

Languages

English

Native speaker

Interests

Gardening

  • Lazy Gardening

Music

  • Guitar
  • Singing
  • Dancing

Books

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • History

Open Source

  • All of it

References

“Thomas was hired as a lead developer and, upon the leaving of our co-founder took over as CTO of Earbits. Thomas is, hands down, one of those A Players you hear of companies dying to hire. He is incredibly smart, not just at code but about everything from classical music to Chinese language and culture. Thomas is great to work with and, as a well established contributor to open source projects and several successful ventures, commands the respect of engineers at all levels. I would suggest doing anything you can to have him on your team.”
Joey Flores, Co-founder and CEO of Earbits, Inc.
“I've had the great pleasure of working with Thomas for the past three years at Earbits, and on a few side projects. Two years ago our CTO left on a moment's notice, Thomas saved our company by quickly stepping up to fill this role. He has been with our company through thick and thin and made serious personal sacrifices in order to help the company during tough times. He is a phenomenal hacker and a true team player. Highly recommended!”
Yotam Rosenbaum, SVP of Operations, Earbits, Inc.
“Thomas is an extremely talented engineer with a very broad range of skills and experience. From being a thought leader in the front-end community via backbonetutorials.com and cdnjs.com, to designing and implementing the API for cdnjs.com, working with Thomas has been fantastic learning experience. Thomas is truly a full stack develop, and his work output is incredible. If there is any opportunity to work with Thomas, I take it. He is the definition of an A player.”
Ryan Kirkman, Senior Software Engineer at Nerdwallet
“On Thomas Davis... Hire this guy. Do not be fooled. Incredibly capable and fast. Plays well with others. Unbelievable at front-end work end programming but that is just the start. Visionary. Hire him before I do.”
Greg Davis