Sam Thurman is an experienced Engineering Manager and Indie Game Developer dedicated to fostering diverse and creative engineering teams. At BuzzFeed, Sam managed teams across various time zones, growing their skills from front-end coding to large-scale infrastructure planning while mentoring others into management roles. Currently, Sam serves as the Engineering Manager at Etsy and as Studio Head at Thurman Games, where they are developing a visually engaging Dating Sim that exceeded its Kickstarter funding goal. Sam's earlier roles included front-end development at Pixafy and creative technology at McGraw-Hill, with a foundational education from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
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