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Tom JacquesVP of EngineeringDiscord

Tom Jacques is a seasoned engineering leader with over 15 years of experience driving innovation and growth. As VP at Discord, Tom oversees Developer-centric initiatives, including the Social Layer SDK for game developers and the Platform Ecosystem for Apps, Bots, and Activities. A lifelong gamer, Tom's favorites include FFXI, FFXIV, Super Smash Brothers Melee, and Call of Duty. Formerly Tinder's CTO, he played a pivotal role in scaling the company to $2B+ in annual revenue, leading teams across recommendations, infrastructure, monetization, trust and safety, machine learning, and more.

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Connecting the Global Game Development Community