Summary
Based in Durham, North Carolina, Tyler Bruffy is a Senior Software Engineer with 12 years of full-stack experience delivering scalable web apps, including work for major brands in advertising and education. Currently at Komodo Health, he brings hands-on expertise across front-end and back-end, architecting real-time systems, REST APIs, and maintainable build pipelines. At McKinney, he led the development of Vue.js and PHP educational games serving millions of students, and designed real-time multiplayer servers using Node.js, Websockets, and Redis, while consolidating UI tooling with Storybook and Cypress. He also modernized development processes with automated deployments and Jest testing, and coached teams to ship reliable, scalable code. Tyler's background spans WordPress/CMS customization, legacy .NET maintenance, and multimedia/digital content work, reflecting an ability to connect UX, design, and engineering across diverse domains. A University of South Carolina Media Arts graduate, he combines creative problem-solving with pragmatic engineering to turn complex requirements into production-ready solutions.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Media Arts, BA, Media Arts at University of South Carolina