Tyler Nychka
Senior Audio Programmer at Torn Banner Studios
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolTyler Nychka is a Senior Audio Programmer and Software Engineer with a decade of experience building performant C++ systems and cross-platform audio toolchains for games and distributed systems. A University of Waterloo alum, he has shipped audio integrations and a studio-wide Unreal Engine 5 Wwise plugin at Torn Banner and helped evolve Relic’s Essence Engine for AAA titles like Age of Empires IV and Company of Heroes 3. Comfortable across C++, Java, Python, Kotlin and JavaScript, he pairs low-level optimization and tooling with full-stack contributions—evidenced by his work on the popular open-source Habitica project. He’s as comfortable writing engine telemetry and deployment pipelines as he is collaborating with audio designers to translate creative requirements into robust, maintainable systems. Outside of work he channels creativity into sketching and running imaginative Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, a hobby that mirrors his iterative, player-focused approach to design.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Twin Lakes Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree, Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Software Engineering at University of Waterloo
English, French
Github Skills (18)
debug10
javascript10
back-end-development10
front-end-development10
vue10
nodejs10
bit10
habits10
backend10
vue-jsx10
mongodb-database9
express-ts9
mongodb9
refactoring8
html8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
HabitRPG/habitica
Apr 2017 - Apr 2018
A habit tracker app which treats your goals like a Role Playing Game.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 8 PRs, 75 comments in 1 year
Contributions summary:Tyler contributed to multiple areas within the HabitRPG project, demonstrating full-stack capabilities. Their work included bug fixes in the frontend (e.g., task box overflow issues, daily validation) and backend (e.g., task order fix, pinned item logic). They also implemented new features and improvements, such as validating data and modifying existing features such as the handling of class-specific gear.
trackerexpressvuereactjsrole
TNychka/habitica
Apr 2017 - Oct 2020
A habit tracker app which treats your goals like a Role Playing Game.
Contributions:2 PRs, 124 pushes, 26 branches in 3 years 7 months
habitgoalsreacttreatstracker
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