Hi, I’m Tristan Goffman, a Senior Software Engineer with a hands-on, end-to-end approach to software development. I bring a diverse and creative mindset to building reliable applications and leading teams to deliver high-quality products. I thrive in collaborative environments, mentor junior developers, and enjoy turning complex requirements into maintainable code. My experience spans front-end and back-end development, testing, and release cycles, with a focus on shipping value quickly while keeping quality high.

Tristan Goffman

Hi, I’m Tristan Goffman, a Senior Software Engineer with a hands-on, end-to-end approach to software development. I bring a diverse and creative mindset to building reliable applications and leading teams to deliver high-quality products. I thrive in collaborative environments, mentor junior developers, and enjoy turning complex requirements into maintainable code. My experience spans front-end and back-end development, testing, and release cycles, with a focus on shipping value quickly while keeping quality high.

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Hi, I’m Tristan Goffman, a Senior Software Engineer with a hands-on, end-to-end approach to software development. I bring a diverse and creative mindset to building reliable applications and leading teams to deliver high-quality products.

I thrive in collaborative environments, mentor junior developers, and enjoy turning complex requirements into maintainable code. My experience spans front-end and back-end development, testing, and release cycles, with a focus on shipping value quickly while keeping quality high.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent
French
Intermediate
German
Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Full-Stack Engineer
September 1, 2017 - November 1, 2024
Senior member of the record keeping team, managing the retirement assets of thousands of participants. Designed selling strategies for assets that minimized trade rejections and reduced trade orders for our client’s plans. Created a multitude of record- keeping features within an Event Sourced architecture with exacting quality standards ensuring participant assets are safe (loans, forfeitures, asset under management billing, and other features). Managed high-pressure incidents effectively, coordinating with stakeholders to resolve issues quickly and safely. Mentored junior developers, focusing on career growth, team dynamics and technical chops; sat on various steering committees defining testing practices, code style and other processes.
Front End Engineer at Get Satisfaction
January 1, 2012 - April 1, 2014
Provided leadership and oversight while building out front end applications from concept to completion. Accomplished the second version of Get Satisfaction’s flagship product “Feedback Widget,” enabling customers to customize look and feel with UI components and filtration capabilities. Built an Express.js server that housed multiple front end applications translating third‑party APIs into appropriate data formats. Developed a “Getting Started” product for new customers to seed content and enable social sharing. Implemented architecture and design requirements using Agile development, code/design reviews, and code reuse. Senior front end infrastructure; created libraries for analytics and optimized the testing experience by speeding up the test suite 4x.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at University of British Columbia
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services