Architecture
Software architecture
Defining boundaries, tradeoffs, reliability needs, data flows, security controls, and evolutionary paths across complete production systems.
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Senior engineering and applied AI
Senior engineering with architecture and practical AI depth.
A focused view of hands-on backend and full-stack engineering, cloud systems, production architecture, and agentic AI.
Capability map
The systems behind the role.
Each capability will connect to projects, outcomes, and source evidence as Tyler's verified career record is completed.
Engineering
Production software engineering
Building and operating maintainable backend, web, and data systems with pragmatic testing, observability, security, deployment discipline, and incident ownership.
Applied AI
Applied AI and agentic systems
Designing and deploying practical AI workflows with bounded tools, retrieval, orchestration, evaluation, human approval, security controls, and cost awareness.
Cloud
AWS and cloud platforms
Designing, deploying, securing, observing, and optimizing production workloads with cost-aware managed infrastructure.
Selected evidence
Decisions and outcomes over buzzwords.
Explore the full case studies for documented context, decisions, constraints, and outcomes.
Applied AI · Internal deployment
Agentic engineering platform
A deployed internal system that coordinates bounded agents for greenfield builds, bug fixes, feature work, and production-readiness review while keeping high-risk actions behind human approval.
View case study- Node.js
- Claude Code
- Agent skills
- GitHub
- Playwright
- Gitleaks
- WSL
- Human-in-the-loop
Distributed platform
StudioPlayer distributed content and device platform
A multi-tenant web and edge-device platform that lets organizations remotely schedule and manage media across distributed screens, including offline playback and event-driven casino installations.
View case study- React
- Node.js
- Express
- REST
- WebSockets
- Python
- Linux
- Docker
- AWS
- MySQL
- Snowflake
Flagship client platform
Multi-tenant omnichannel customer service platform
A client-owned platform that consolidates email, SMS, website chat, and phone workflows across multiple brands, with skill-based agent permissions and reviewable AI assistance.
View case study- Laravel
- PHP
- Node.js
- Next.js
- React
- PostgreSQL
- WebSockets
- AWS
- Mailgun
- SendGrid
- Twilio
- 3CX
- OpenAI
Platform architecture · Applied AI
Evidence-backed portfolio and career intelligence platform
Designed and built a secure, serverless portfolio platform that connects verified career content, recruiter experiences, and visibility-aware AI retrieval.
View case study- AWS
- AWS CDK
- TypeScript
- React
- Fastify
- Amazon Cognito
- AWS Lambda
- DynamoDB
- Amazon SQS
- Amazon Bedrock
- S3 Vectors
- GitHub Actions
- OIDC
- RAG
- Security
- Cost governance
- Agent-assisted development
How I operate
Principles that travel across roles.
Architecture should create clarity.
I establish the important boundaries, constraints, and non-negotiables early, then leave room for engineers to make implementation decisions that support the larger design.
Risk determines the release bar.
Security, authentication, and significant functional failures block a release. Known minor defects can ship under time pressure when they are documented, communicated, and backed by a credible resolution plan.
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