Software Engineer & Design Technologist

Hello, I'm Hope

I build design systems to create beautifully simple and modern products

Hope Tambala

Hiya

Serving in the Peace Corps, I found the spark for the transformative power of technology to bridge gaps, empower communities, and solve the kind of problems that actually keep people up at night. It's the main reason why I even became an engineer and do the work I do today.

Through candlelit nights pouring over paper health records with no electricity, I learned what it feels like to not have the power of the internet at your fingertips. It’s rough.

Through that reality, I found my why. Today, I’m an experienced software engineer with a decade of skin in the game across cross-platform mobile and web. That passion comes from my work at Puente, a nonprofit I co-founded to build products that actually respond to health needs in real-time. I still believe the Internet and tech at large should be a tool for human happiness, not just another subscription to manage.

And honestly, I just love to create and capture beautiful moments. Whether it's for work or for play, I’m constantly reimagining how we can use this digital canvas to build cool 💩.

If you’re reading this, hopefully that’s also something you’re into. If it is, let’s talk.

I've worked at some cool places

And have built some serious engineering and design chops along the way. Whether you're in need of a new design system or a new mobile app front-to-back, I have the skills and know-how to make the rubber meet the road with your ideas and bring delight to your users!

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Etsy

Senior Software Engineer, Design Systems
React/TS
Design Tokens
Storybook

Working on Etsy's Design System, "Collage", which is a cross-platform system of UI components, utility CSS classes, and codemods to support a two-sided marketplace.

2023 - Present

Cityblock Health

Senior UX Engineer
React/TS
GraphQL
Storybook
Figma

Leading the efforts for design and engineering of our design system Commonplace. Previously worked as a full-stack engineer on our care delivery team.

2022 - 2023

Puente

Principal Software Engineer
React.js
React-Native
GraphQL
Express.js

As an engineering leader at Puente, a tech non-profit, I develop and manage our client-facing applications, API services, and cloud infrastructure resources to identify and respond to health needs in international development. I lead an agile engineering team of 3, continuously improving the reliability of product aesthetics, usability, and data delivery.

2017 - Present (Part-time)

The Washington Post

Full-Stack Javascript Engineer
React.js
Node.js
AWS

As a member of The Washington Post's Research, Experimentation, and Design team (RED), I worked on developing advertising products and applications for the Post, advertisers, and other publishers. Did a lot of work on cloud-native micro-services using AWS Resources and support the orchestration of existing product infrastructure using tools like AWS Codepipeline and AWS Codebuild.

2020 - 2022

In-Q-Tel

Software Engineer
D3.js
React.js
Redux
Python

As an engineer at IQT, a non-profit that invests in tech to accelerate development for the CIA and other U.S. government agencies to enhance national security, I created comparative design evaluations, mockups, and engineering prototypes for Cyber Reboot, IQT's open-source cybersecurity and network visualization software team.

2019 - 2020

Let's Build Something

Whether you need a design system, a mobile app, or just want to chat about building great experiences — I'd love to hear from you.