Hi, I’m Tyler.
I’m a software engineer and technical mentor. At From Scratch Code, I help quietly ambitious developers grow into strong engineers with more confidence and a calmer relationship to their craft.
My background spans software up-and-down the stack, including work at AMD and the MTA. That mix shapes how I think and teach: practical and grounded in how real systems behave.
A lot of this work grew out of burnout. Since 2024, I’ve been experimenting with ways to build a life that combines deep technical work with meaningful local work beyond a traditional 9-5.
That energy shows up in Memphis, my open-source Python interpreter written in Rust, and in the writing I publish at From Scratch Press about meaningful work, neurodivergence, and building a life that fits.
Before this chapter, I spent a decade working across public transportation and tech. To learn more, you can visit the archive.