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Tyler McBride

tylermcbride@uchicago.edu | (310) 863-9977

Skills

AWS
Azure
JavaScript
Node
Python
Rust
React
C/C++
DSA
Java
Spring Boot
MySQL
MongoDB
HTML
Cloud Infrastructure
Distributed Systems
Cloud Infrastructure
CI/CD
Git

Experience

College Language Assistant

The University of Chicago | September 2024 - Present

• Led a team of three to architect and deploy a full-stack, cloud-based CLC Equipment Checkout application for the CLC
• Optimized database design and queries with MySQL, reducing average query latency by approximately 90%
• Implemented modernized user interface and improved application workflows to enhance usability and efficiency
• Managed classroom scheduling, IT support services, and foreign language resource coordination

Software Engineer Intern (MTS)

Nutanix | June 2025 - September 2025

• Developed code for the Curator team to identify memory leaks, memory drift, and memory spikes in Curator process
• Identified 6 new components with memory drift and reduced memory consumption of each component by at least 15%
• Lead social committee of 13 members to coordinate and plan intern excursions for entire intern cohort

Software Engineer Intern

Site Service Software | August 2024 - December 2024

• Overhauled existing Microsoft Azure-hosted backend with Microsoft SQL Server, reducing average query time by about 40%
• Developed 14 new full-stack web pages utilizing React JavaScript and Spring boot Java
• Lead 6 weekly code reviews that contributed to the improvement of Site Service’s development processes

Salesforce Intern

Banc of California | June 2024 - August 2024

• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on the new cloud-based integrated Salesforce platform using Agile development
• Supported project management team by identifying user interface bugs and high-quality product delivery through Jira
• Validated data of 8,000 accounts using Excel in data conversion project used in data conversion process of $40 billion merger with Pacific Western Bank

Student Research Assistant

The Univeristy of Chicago | March 2023 - March 2024

• Managed a fleet of 12 Virtual Reality Oculus Headsets for use in college-level foreign language classes
• Researched information on several VR Mobile Device Management (MDM) software solutions and Immerse.com
• Edited VR Videos using Premiere Pro and uploaded videos using Android file transfer for Oculus Operating System

Projects

Renux.ai

• AI-powered platform for automated home contractor project outreach and bid acquisition
• Led team of three during Design, Build, Ship (MPCS 51238) to architect and deploy end to end solution

Nutanix NDB Logging Service

• An internal tool developed for Nutanix to create PDF log summaries utilizing psql log dumps
• Created the search MCP to use in Cursor NDB workflow as part of team of five in Hackathon project

CLC Equipment Checkout Database

• Designed and implemented cloud-based full-stack College Language Center equipment checkout platform
• Improved application workflow ith optimized database design with MySQL and modernized user interface

Colorado River Basin Database

• Cohesive platform to find data on the Colorado River Basin and all its major reservoirs, including atmospheric and water data
• Cloud-hosted MERN-stack application hosted via AWS Amplify for frontend service and AWS Elastic Beanstalk for backend service

Organizations

Member

Algo Group | Ocotber 2024 - Present

• Develop cutting-edge software engineering projects to bridge academia with latest industry trends
• Engage in technical interview preparation courses to master key data structures and algorithms as well as optimizations techniques

Co-founder

Computers for Kids | July 2021 - July 2023

• Sought donations of high-powered, recycled corporate computers to donate to students in need
• Led operation of collecting, refurbishing, cleaning, and installing new hardware and operating system onto collected computers
• Donated over 20 computers to students in low-income communities while avoiding significant electronic wast