Summary
Tyler Gaw is an engineering and design leader and founder based in New York with roughly 15 years of hands-on experience building products, teams, and design systems across startups and mission-driven organizations. He has scaled engineering organizations from small founding teams to dozens of NYC-based engineers, led cross-continental design teams, and shipped consumer-facing mobile apps and platform tooling used at scale. His background spans front-end engineering, product design, and leadership roles—from cofounding early-stage ventures to directing engineering at Rokt and building tech for high-profile campaigns and nonprofits. Tyler favors intentional, high-quality design and engineering practices (evident from his pattern libraries and progressively-enhanced front-end work) and now runs an independent software practice focused on joyful, sustainable product craftsmanship. Unexpectedly playful, his GitHub bio simply reads “lizard face,” hinting at a lighthearted personal brand behind serious technical and product chops.
15 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Digital Arts, Bachelor of Science - BS Digital Arts at Full Sail University