Tyler Hawkins

“Tyler is one of the best engineers who I've ever had in my org. He is both a great learner and mentor; he produces countless articles, conference presentations, and internal talks and labs. He is also a voracious reader, and he shares all his learning from all these areas with everyone around him. Tyler is an extremely meticulous engineer. He delivers excellent quality with impeccable attention to detail even in demanding/auditable settings. Tyler leads the best sprint planning and scrum management I've yet seen in my career; you can count on a perfect sawtooth shaped burndown every sprint as work gets completed and newly refined tasks get pulled in. His quality and reliability stem from his being an industry-level expert in frontend code, particularly React. He has long mastered and fully internalized syntax and library knowledge, so his problem solving immediately resolves to optimal cases. He conducts excellent code reviews across the board including catching mistakes, redirecting approaches toward optimal scaling solutions, and teaching other engineers still coming up to that level. Tyler was an invaluable asset to my entire org, and he drove the direction of our company on several key initiatives--I can't say enough good things about him.”

“I would like to recommend Tyler as one of the best speakers and presenters. While working on Online Summit and Global Summit for Node.js , Tyler prepared the most top rated speeches, and his contribution to the community was very valuable for attendees. For me, as an organizer, it was a pleasure to work with Tyler, he invested his time as a member of Program Committee to be sure that content will be actual and needed. I really feel that work that he does for community has huge impact. ”

“Tyler is the kind of team member that makes everything better. Whether it’s helping to clarify processes or increasing team transparency, sharing his extensive dev knowledge, or just being generally supportive and easy to work with, Tyler brings improvement to everything. I learned so much from him during the time he was on my team and would work with him again in a heartbeat!”

“As Tyler's engineering manager at Adobe, I had the privilege of witnessing his exceptional skills and contributions firsthand. Serving as a tech lead, Tyler consistently demonstrated his expertise and a remarkable ability to communicate complex ideas with utmost clarity. His articulate nature not only facilitated effective collaboration within the team but also enhanced our overall productivity. Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed working with Tyler and cherished our insightful 1:1 meetings where we engaged in valuable discussions encompassing management, leadership, technical matters, and system design. Tyler's presence on the team was highly regarded, as he effortlessly earned the admiration and respect of his peers. Notably, he played a pivotal role in leading the technical efforts of accessibility initiatives, showcasing his commitment to making technology more inclusive for all. Without reservation, I wholeheartedly endorse Tyler Hawkins as an invaluable asset to any organization in need of a talented and accomplished technical leader.”

“Tyler is one of the sharpest and most diligent engineers I have ever worked with! He has an incredible drive to deliver, a deep care for delivering a quality product for our customers, and a desire to develop himself and those around him into the best version of themselves! Tyler demonstrated again and again his ability to learn new platforms, and retain information he learned about previous projects. I would hire Tyler in a millisecond! and would love to work with him again!”

“Tyler is an amazing developer. Smart, driven, and easy to work with. I loved that he was constantly learning and always willing to share what he learned. He is thorough and thoughtful with code reviews. Meticulous in his approach. He is the type of dev that others devs aspire to become. Plus, he’s an amazing ping pong player!”

“I had the pleasure of managing Tyler during his time at Younique. Tyler is a top notch developer who is always striving to learn and improve his skills. He is someone who you can rely on and depend on to get things done on time and with great maintainability. Tyler is great at teaching and mentoring other developers of all levels and backgrounds. He is a very strong team player and is great at collaborating with other developer, designers, and product managers.”

“Tyler is an incredibly brilliant developer. No challenge was brought before him that he couldn't tackle. When we decided to switch to React Tyler became an expert and a source of knowledge and best practices for the framework. It felt like Tyler became an expert overnight! Not only is he a fantastic developer he is also a fantastic co-worker. We frequently talk about best practices and how to implement those at our office. Tyler is part of the team who is driving our department to adopt those best practices and makes sure that anything that goes out it up to those standards. He is dedicated to testing his code and rarely releases code without it being completely tested. If any code goes out that isn't tested you can be sure that the tests are soon to come. His code reviews are always very insightful and demonstrate his knowledge of the languages and frameworks used. He is incredibly polite and is able to point you in the correct direction without ever making you feel less. I've depended on Tyler for the entire time that he and I have worked together and he has always done everything in his power to make sure that our projects were completed on time and up to our standards.”

“Tyler is a gifted developer with a strong design eye and thirst for knowledge. He isn’t afraid to ask questions or to get his hands dirty. He doesn’t hold back from suggesting ideas or other options to better [our] product development cycle. He continuously goes out of his way to help facilitate communication and connection with his peers. Tyler is an absolute asset when it comes to interpersonal communication and showcasing his external passion around development. Tyler has made a huge impact since he joined Younique with his teammates and I know I can always count on him. ”