Phil Tenteromano

About

Phil Tenteromano

Senior Software Engineer · NYC Metro Area

I help engineering teams and product owners turn ambiguous problems into sensible solutions, leaning on strong fundamentals, team building, and AI to drive productivity and output with effective communication.

2019 - Present

Professional Software Developer

Full-Stack · Distributed Systems · Team Leadership

My career spans across multiple industries and domains, including banking and payroll. I've worked on a variety of projects, from building internal tools to developing customer-facing applications. I've led teams, mentored junior developers, and architected scalable solutions using an array of modern technologies, mostly in the Golang and distributed systems space.

2019

M.S. Data Science — Fordham University

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

A one-year program merging mathematics, statistics, and machine learning. I dove into neural networks, deep learning, and the full statistical toolkit — a challenging pivot from pure CS that gave me a lasting appreciation for the field. It left me with a strong foundation in data science and deep learning for AI applications.

2016 - 2018

B.S. Computer Science — Fordham University

Lincoln Center Campus · Manhattan

Enrolled at Fordham's Manhattan campus the summer after leaving the Army and continued in a high-paced learning environment until graduation. An intensive curriculum in a pre-AI world gave me the tools necessary to understand the fundamentals of computer science and software engineering, which I still rely on today.

2012 - 2016

U.S. Army — Ammunition Specialist

Active Duty · South Korea · Iraq · Fort Bliss

Serving four years as an enlisted active duty soldier, I was stationed at Camp Casey in South Korea for a year in support of the defense of the Korean peninsula. I returned stateside to Fort Bliss, Texas, before deploying to Iraq with the 1st Armored Division's Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB). The Army gave me a framework for leadership, discipline, and problem-solving under pressure, which has been invaluable in my current career.