Tyler Calabrese

Boston, MA, USA

Email: tylerjc [at] bu [dot] edu

tylercalabrese.net

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Education

Boston UniversityBoston, MA

Ph.D. in Data ScienceSep 2025 - present

Tufts UniversityMedford, MA

B.A. in Computer Science and EnglishAug 2018 - May 2022

• Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Honors + Awards

Computing Research Association CSGrad4US Fellowship2024

• Mentorship and funding support to pursue a CISE doctorate program
• Funded by the National Science Foundation

Work + Leadership Experience

Strike Technologies

Software Developer Jun 2022 - Present

• Led improvement efforts and day-to-day support for Bazel build tooling
• Developed real-time trading infrastructure in C++ with Apache Kafka for drop-copy, reporting, market data delivery, and risk management
• Leveraged python, SQL, and C++ to reconcile high volumes of primary and secondary data
• Drove adoption of new Linux operating systems and build tooling firm-wide
• Served as sole developer and product owner of a proprietary C# GUI, planning design direction, implementation strategy, and safe rollout of new features to technical and non-technical users across the firm
• Assisted with Jenkins CI administration and troubleshooting
• Co-managed a fleet of over 400 C++ and Python application deployments

Intern May - Aug 2021

Tufts JumboCode, Simply Smiles

Project Manager Aug 2021 - May 2022

• Created an iOS app and accompanying web portal for Simply Smiles' staff foster parents to track expenses
• Led team of ten Developers with varying levels of coding experience; one Tech Lead; and one Designer
• Worked with our client to flesh out the scope and design of the project and gather and incorporate feedback
• Part-time (8-20 hours per week), for course credit

Tufts University Department of Computer Science

Teaching Fellow, Data Structures Jan 2020 - May 2022

• Managed and trained a staff of 25-30 teaching assistants
• Overhauled the grading rubrics and coding style guide for the course
• Helped strategize the course's transition to a remote, then hybrid modality during the Covid pandemic
• Led weekly lab sections to strengthen students' understanding of key concepts in a low-pressure environment

Teaching Assistant, How Systems Fail Jan - May 2021

Teaching Assistant, How Systems Work Sep - Dec 2020

• Served as the only undergraduate teaching assistant for Fletcher School courses "How Systems Work" and "How Systems Fail"

Teaching Assistant, Data Structures Sep - Dec 2019

IBM

Software Developer Intern Jun - Dec 2020

• Worked with IBM Cloud's Power IaaS team
• Refactoring and internationalization for Golang backend
• Accessibility and globalization bugfixes for React JS frontend