TUCKER LEACH

Software Engineer

Reno, Nevada, United States leachtucker@gmail.com 775-815-9663

Profile

Motivated and passion-driven web engineer. Experienced in both frontend and backend domains utilizing a combination of languages and frameworks, but have a strong preference for JavaScript & TypeScript.

Education

Accredited, Computer Science

University of London 2020 - 2022

Full Stack Web Development & Computer Science

BloomTech 2020 - 2021

Skills

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • CI/CD
  • React
  • Node
  • Material-UI
  • PostgreSQL

Experience

Senior Software Engineer II

Feb 2024 to Present | Cowbell Cyber

  • Built automations for cybersecurity risk engineering processes with Python, Fast API, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and cybersecurity vulnerability scanners such as NMAP and Nuclei

Senior Software Engineer

Mar 2023 to Present | Cowbell Cyber

  • Fostered a culture of learning, engineering, and growth within my team via mentorship, code review, and process improvement
  • Conducted technical interviews for frontend engineering candidates within North America and India
  • Reduced time-to-deployment of a critical service by an avg. of 32% by reducing redundant steps within its deployment pipeline built on GitHub Actions, Bash, and Docker
  • Architected and led the implementation of user workflows necessary to support the launch of new insurance products with React, TypeScript, and Java Spring

Software Engineer, III

May 2022 to Mar 2023 | Cowbell Cyber

  • Served as the frontend engineer representative on the emergency security response team
  • Improved production observability by integrating observability tooling such as Sentry
  • Reduced the occurrence of production bugs by 35% over a span of three-months via an improved incident detection process utilizing Sentry and custom alerts
  • Improved user experience by reducing web app load time by 31% with an improved chunk-splitting strategy configured on Vite & Rollup

Frontend Engineer, I

Feb 2022 to May 2022 | Cowbell Cyber

  • Implemented reusable components to be used throughout a large, multi-tenant web application built with React, JavaScript, and TypeScript
  • Significantly reduced technical debt by migrating old versions of heavily-used libraries such as Material UI 4, Redux, React Query, and React 16 to their latest versions
  • Resolved critical, user-blocking issues within the production environment

Certificates & Awards

Cowbell: Frontend Engineer of the Year

The Engineer of the Year award is an accolade that recognizes and celebrates the exceptional contributions and achievements of an outstanding engineer within their domain. This award serves as a testament to the recipient's dedication, expertise, and innovation in their profession.

BloomTech: Full-Stack Web Development + Technical Interviewing

Bloom Institute of Technology is an accelerated program with an immersive twelve-month (full-time, 40+ hours/week) hands-on curriculum with a focus on software engineering and web development.

Projects

Content Advisory Board Member

Sep 2023 to Present | LogRocket

  • Assess and review material pertaining to software engineering best practices and trends
  • Provide feedback and direction for future content

Founding Engineer & Owner

Jun 2023 to Dec 2023 | Clipbot

  • Grow, build, and maintain a profit-generating SaaS marketed to the Twitch livestream niche with 3,000 users.
  • Built with: React, TRPC, Node.js, Redis, PostgreSQL, SendGrid, MJML

Interests

Fitness
Learning
Music
Programming