TYLER HARPER

I build systems that hold up in the real world.

Principal software engineer and autonomous-systems builder working across full-stack products, reliable agents, mobile apps, and production infrastructure.

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Build, automate, and harden system map

Build connects product strategy, system design, and full-stack delivery.

Automate connects workflow integration, shared operational data, and human review.

Harden connects offline-first architecture, quality boundaries, and additive recovery.

Feedback and recovery routes connect all three stages into one operating system.

Selected work

Selected projectAgent Reliability Toolkit

Agent Reliability Toolkit

A public, production-oriented toolkit for adversarial agent testing, structured scoring, and reproducible reports, paired with ARCS as a public reliability specification.

Tyler's role
Creator and maintainer
Focus
Reliable AI systems / open source
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Build. Automate. Harden.

One operating method for turning ambiguity into a reliable, working system.

01

BUILD — Turn ambiguity into a complete, usable system.

I start with the operation, not a preferred stack. The goal is the smallest complete system that changes the outcome and gives the people using it a clear path forward.

Problem
Product
API
Data
02

AUTOMATE — Remove fragile handoffs without hiding responsibility.

I automate stable decisions and repetitive movement of information. Where consequences or ambiguity are high, people stay in the loop with enough context to make a sound decision.

Trigger
Route
Agent
Human review
03

HARDEN — Make the result dependable when conditions stop being ideal.

A working demo is the beginning. I use independent evaluation, stage gates, observability, backups, rollback, and deployed-system validation to make software trustworthy in operation.

Tests
Gates
Observe
Backup
Rollback
Reliable working systemTrusted by users. Owned by operators.

From websites to autonomous systems.

Principal Software Engineer

I design, build, and operate software across products, mobile, automation, and AI reliability.

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Career timeline

  1. 2008–2015CCTech Services
  2. 2015–2021JSStack Development
  3. 2021–2022Fractal Analytics
  4. 2022–2022Shard
  5. 2023–presentHinz Consulting
  6. Harper LabsFounder and Principal Engineer

Evidence of impact

  • Built and deployed an operational-management platform for data management and reporting.
  • Automated information flows across CRM, spreadsheet, and web platforms.
  • Created real-time dashboards to support opportunity visibility and resource planning.
  • Developed custom reporting for operational planning and engagement management.
  • Owned project organization, stakeholder expectations, interface iteration, and continued delivery.
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I write about systems

  1. 01

    Reliability is a system, not a feature.

    Why dependable software comes from boundaries, independent evaluation, evidence, deployment checks, and recovery working together.

    PUBLISHED: AUG 05, 2026READING TIME: 6 MIN
  2. 02

    Build, automate, harden.

    A practical delivery sequence for turning operational friction into a useful product without automating confusion or stopping at the demo.

    PUBLISHED: AUG 05, 2026READING TIME: 6 MIN
  3. 03

    Good automation leaves evidence.

    A useful automation does more than complete a task. It makes inputs, decisions, exceptions, and outcomes understandable after the fact.

    PUBLISHED: AUG 05, 2026READING TIME: 5 MIN

Have a system that needs to work better?

I help teams turn operational friction, disconnected tools, and ambitious AI ideas into software they can trust.

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