I'm Tyler Smith
🎓 Computer Science, Rutgers University (Class of 2027)
🚀 Backend developer | Cloud infrastructure enthusiast | API specialist

• GPA: 3.61, USACS member
• Blueprint Backend Fellowship graduate (FastAPI, JWT, PostgreSQL)
• HackRU 2025 Winner & Technical Lead (AI Music Hackathon)
• Focused on learning new frameworks and optimizing cloud deployments

Explore my system design portfolio showcasing architecture diagrams and high-level design flows of my projects:

https://github.com/Tylerrs1423/design-portfolio

Tech: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Pydantic

• Built conflict-free scheduling engine using greedy algorithms and multi-factor scoring
• Adaptive event schemas with sleep-aware logic and automated buffer insertion
• Asynchronous RESTful API with CRUD latency under 50 ms and 40% efficiency improvement
  GitHub Repository

Tech: FastAPI, React, MongoDB, Google Gemini API, Eleven Labs API

• Led team of 3 developers in a 48-hour HackRU hackathon, winning 1st place among 50+ teams
• Architected AI-powered music memo app integrating NLP and dynamic speech synthesis
• Processed 500+ song requests at <15 seconds per request; orchestrated beta feedback workflows
  GitHub Repository

Tech: Python, gRPC, Protobuf, Redis, AWS S3, EC2, Docker

• Implemented high-performance gRPC microservice for audio metadata streaming
• Leveraged Redis caching to achieve 67 ms retrieval and 99.5% cache hit rate
• Deployed Dockerized service on AWS EC2 with S3 presigned URLs for secure audio delivery
  GitHub Repository

Tech: Python, Flask, MongoDB, BeautifulSoup, Slack API

• Automated discovery and Slack notification of local events scraped from Eventbrite for multiple NJ locations
• MongoDB deduplication via title, date, and location matching to prevent duplicates
• Supports interactive Slack slash commands for on-demand event querying and health monitoring endpoints
  GitHub Repository

Backend system architecture for Valentine Match platform. Demonstrates FastAPI, PostgreSQL (Neon), questionnaire logic, OAuth, and matching algorithms for asynchronous user compatibility matching.
(No public repository link – this project is private)

• Languages: Python, Java, C++, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Frameworks: FastAPI, Flask, React, SQLAlchemy, gRPC, Protobuf, Pydantic
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
• Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), Docker, Git
• APIs & Integration: Google OAuth, Google Gemini API, Eleven Labs API, Slack API

• Email: trs185@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
• LinkedIn: Tyler Smith
• GitHub: Tylerrs1423

🌱 Keen to collaborate on backend or cloud engineering—let’s build new solutions together!