Summary
Tristan Dyer is a frontend-focused software engineer with 13 years of experience building interfaces that make complex systems approachable, currently contributing to Pendo.io after senior engineering work at Stashpad. Grounded in a PhD in Civil Engineering and years of research, he uniquely combines rigorous scientific methods with practical TypeScript/React/Redux expertise to design and evaluate visualizations used by hundreds of study participants. His background includes developing Sterling, a web-based visualizer and research platform deployed at scale, and producing statistically driven UX improvements informed by cognitive science. Tristan’s career spans academia, engineering internships, and product teams, giving him a knack for turning formal models and large data pipelines into intuitive, production-ready UIs.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Civil Engineering - Computing and Systems, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Civil Engineering - Computing and Systems at North Carolina State University