Tyler Williams - Lead Software Engineer, WalterPicks

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Work Background

WalterPicksLead Software Engineer

Nov. 2022RemoteAt WalterPicks, I am leading an engineering team as we create AI tools for fantasy sports insights. I am responsible for: Building our React Native mobile application that delivers machine-learning sports insights to hundreds of thousands of users. Regularly reaching the top 10 sports apps in the App Store. Maintaining our TypeScript libraries which provide real-time data streaming to our application from a variety of third parties for both sports data and cross-platform user data. Architecting and monitoring our cloud infrastructure to scale data engineering efforts using AWS, CloudFormation, and Firebase. Mentoring a remote team of engineers to become autonomous, agile, individual contributors in a fast-paced organization. We focus on moving quickly and making change easy, which reduces our risks. Collaborating closely with our CEO, Head of Product, and CTO to understand the business needs and deliver flexible engineering solutions as we scale our user base and revenue. Experimenting rapidly with the product and codebase to find what works in a growing and competitive direct-to-consumer market.

GitLabSenior Fullstack Engineer

Dec. 2021 - Nov. 2022Denver, Colorado, United StatesSkills: Vue.js · Ruby on Rails · Front-End Development · TypeScript · REST APIs · Computer Science · JAMstack · Nuxt · HTML · Technical Documentation

GitLabFullstack Engineer

Nov. 2020 - Nov. 2022At GitLab, I led architecture and engineering for the digital experience team. Our mission was to improve buyer experience and drive growth in ARR for the company. Day to day, I wrote code in Vue.js and Ruby on Rails. More specifically, I wrote HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, and CI/CD configuration for multiple production applications at GitLab. During my time at GitLab, I: Added critical instrumentation to the GitLab free trial experience, allowing for high-level experimentation in our sales funnel. Improved the performance and reliability of our CI/CD pipeline. Mentored my coworkers about accessibility and website best practices to improve page views and conversion rates. Optimized our developer experience to realize 4x-10x improvements in efficiencies Communicated the value and inner workings of our endeavors to the company and in public by through video and blog content.

Maxar TechnologiesSoftware Development Engineer

Nov. 2018 - Nov. 2020Greater Denver AreaAs a Software Development Engineer at Maxar, I collaborated with a team of developers, designers, and marketers to build corporate websites, marketing assets, interactive product demonstrations, and internal tools. I was part of the Radiant Solutions website rebuild, DigitalGlobe website rebuild, and most recently the rebuild of the Maxar corporate website. For all of our corporate websites, I consulted and made decisions about our architecture, backend capabilities, and frontend implementation. I maintained our automated testing suite, documentation, and led the efforts to implement agile software development methodology. In addition to our corporate web properties, I built interactive applications to meet marketing goals in brand awareness and demand generation. I improved our team's turnaround time on these kinds of projects by building a mapping library with Vue.js. I worked with Amazon Web Services and used Ruby on Rails, Vue.js, and Nuxt.js as appropriate. On any given day, I spent time writing HTML/CSS/JS, Vue.js, Ruby, SQL, and some configuration DSLs.

Students for Sensible Drug PolicySystems Administrator

May. 2018 - Nov. 2018Greater Denver AreaI oversaw the design, implementation, and maintenance of SSDP's social technologies. This includes our website, chapter activity tracker, social media, digital tools, and program management systems.

Students for Sensible Drug PolicyOutreach Coordinator/Web Content Administrator

Jul. 2015 - May. 2018Washington D.C. Metro AreaAs a team member at SSDP, I activated the following roles: AMPLIFY Program Coordinator, ensured that our network grew through opportunities with the live music community. Career Services Program Coordinator, worked to make sure students in our network had fulfilling internship and job opportunities. Chapter Activity Tracker Administrator, kept the SSDP Chapter Activity Tracker functioning, up to date, and made final decisions about how we tracked and rewarded chapter activity. Chapter Builder, supported and grew our chapter network to guide them towards policy change and education. Data & Stories Tracker, captured and shared our successes. Diversity Awareness Reflection and Education Committee Ambassador, provided a welcoming, open and safe space for all stakeholders. Event Organizer & Promoter, esnured that our network was connected to drug policy conferences and events. Intern Manager provided meaningful experiences for our student interns. Legislative Activator, ensured students had opportunities to engage on legislative reform. Phone Bank Administrator, built and maintained the 2016 Marijuana Legalization phone bank, which generated almost 40,000 calls to voters. Digital Asset Manager, ensured that people in our network had appropriate access to our online resources. Efficiency participant, managed my roles' expenses responsibly. Holacracy Implementation Steward, worked to accomplish a successful implementation of Holacracy. Holacracy Practice Support, helped everyone on the team achieve excellence in their practice of Holacracy and GTD. Holacracy Tech, assisted to clearly define system wide conventions that made them accessible and user friendly. Blog Author, ensured that student achievements were communicated to supporters and the public Social Media Manager, grew our social media presence. Website administrator, maintained SSDP's website. Website Administrator, keeping our website functional.

Fund for the Public InterestField Manager

Jan. 2014 - Aug. 2014New Haven, CTLed team of canvassers to educate, politically engage, and fundraise for environmental issues Organized campaign events: petition drives, community outreach, meetings with federal legislators Trained incoming field managers and canvassers Canvassed door-to-door in Southern Connecticut in order to increase membership and contributions Developed leadership and campaign skills Communicated effectively as public face of The Fund during interactions with the public.

CignaMobile Development Intern

Sep. 2013 - Jan. 2014Storrs, CTContinuous Integration - implemented Continuous Integration for Android and iOS build processes in Cigna's mobile applications Expanding Tool Portfolio - enriched the tool portfolio of Cigna's mobile team by utilizing Nexus and Maven

University of ConnecticutEngineering Peer Tutor

Oct. 2012 - May. 2013Storrs, CTTutored students in engineering homework/assignments

Sealed Air CorporationElectrical Engineering Intern

May. 2012 - Sep. 2013Danbury.NET MicroFramework development for embedded systems Designed and built test fixtures for new and existing technology Documented, assembled, and installed machine cables for company technology

WHUS RadioOn-Air DJ

Jan. 2012 - Apr. 2015Storrs, CTPrepared, hosted, and produced weekly public affairs broadcast, SSDP Radio Mentored new DJs on techincal operations, radio etiquette, and station policies Hosted weekly music program

EDUCATION CONNECTIONTechnical Assistant

May. 2011 - Jan. 2013Developed iOS application to assist in education research Supervised video technology for Connecticut Student Film Festival Research assistant: Blended Instruction White Paper