Hi, I'm Tyler Hand

A software engineer with two years experience.

With a specialization in full-stack web development using Next.js, React and Express and expertise in TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, modern database practices and CI/CD, I build and deploy applications from front to back.

Work Experience

June 2023–Present
Software Engineer · Dents by Hand
Currently engineering a client intake web application deployed to AWS ECS and ECR via a CI/CD pipeline to generate PDF reports for customers to accelerate processing clients.
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • HTML & Tailwind CSS
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Drizzle ORM
  • PostgreSQL
  • Vitest
  • Playwright
  • AWS ECS & ECR
May 2024–August 2024
Software Development Internship · BioFrontiers Institute
As a Virtual Labs Developer, coordinated with a team to build an educational Godot-based biology lab simulator framework accesible as a website, including the ability to make common mistakes and a real-time logging system to provide valuable feedback to students.
  • Godot
  • GDScript
  • HTML
  • Git
  • CI/CD

Projects

September 2025–Present
Chat Application · In Progress
Web application for chatting with friends in real time inspired by apps like Discord and Slack that supports text messages.
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • HTML & Tailwind CSS
  • React
  • Express
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Vitest
  • Playwright
  • AWS S3
  • AWS ECS & ECR
August 2024–Present
Learning Application · In Progress
A passion project aimed to give back to the language learning community. It includes user speaking transcriptions using OpenAI Whisper to practice speach, an admin dashboard to build courses inspired by older versions of Duolingo for any language and a markdown to HTML renderer to display grammar notes in an easy to read way.
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • HTML & Tailwind CSS
  • React
  • PostgreSQL
  • OpenAI Whisper
  • AWS Polly

Skills

Programming Languages
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • C#
Frameworks & Libraries
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Express
  • Tailwind CSS
  • .NET Core
  • ASP.NET Core
Tools and Platforms
  • Git
  • Docker
  • AWS
  • Figma
  • Vitest
  • Playwright
Databases
  • PostgreSQL
  • Drizzle ORM
  • Entity Framework Core
Soft Skills
  • Agile
  • Communication
  • Teamwork

Education

August 2020–May 2024
BS in Computer Science · University of Colorado Boulder
Obtaining my degree was an enriching experience of making lifelong friends and learning from bright minds within and outside the field of software engineering.