Summary
Tyler Plude is a software engineer with nine years of experience building production systems across finance, healthcare, and startups, currently focused on AI engineering at Metabase. He co-founded and led Zia Ventures, a B2B wholesale marketplace for New Mexico’s cannabis industry, pairing product-minded engineering with real-world operational grit. Previously he spent multiple years at FactSet as a senior engineer in risk and quantitative analytics, bringing strong domain knowledge in data-intensive systems. Based in Redondo Beach, he blends technical depth with a reflective, human-centered approach—practicing yoga and exploring empathy—which informs how he designs collaborative, maintainable software. Notably, he balances hands-on coding and leadership, moving between early-stage product building and enterprise-scale analytics.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at The University of Connecticut