Summary
Tyler Bruffy is a senior full-stack software engineer with 13 years of experience building web apps and real-time multiplayer game systems for clients ranging from global brands like Samsung and Sherwin‑Williams to nonprofits and educational platforms. He has led development teams, modernized build and testing workflows, and architected scalable Node.js/WebSocket servers and APIs while maintaining legacy systems to serve tens of thousands of users. Known for bridging design and engineering, he introduced Storybook, Cypress, and continuous deployment practices at his agency to improve quality and velocity. Based in Durham, NC, Tyler combines front-end craftsmanship (Vue, Webpack/Vite) with backend pragmatism (PHP, Node, Redis) and a knack for adapting complex interactive experiences to constrained environments like Chromebooks. An educator at heart, he mentors developers and has shipped award-winning educational games used by millions of students.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BA Media Arts, BA Media Arts at University of South Carolina