Software Engineer.
Product Designer.
A guy who likes to code.
I make products. Some are good, some are bad -- but all, are so much fun.
what the helly™ is this?
before that. hey
i'm Tom Nyuma, but most know me as Nyuma or Nyumat (why i go by my surname). i'm an "ambidextrous" (why i don't lean frontend or backend) software engineer building things before robots make me and you obsolete. i don't know where i'll be next, but right now, i hop between Boston, MA, Portland, OR, Washington, DC, and New York City, NY.
to non-nerds, i'm a huge geek over performing arts (WGI, DCI, BOA), and i love to write (random thoughts).
outside of building tools of the future, i find solace in reading, particularly (manga) and (life) books. in a past life, i was a mega-band kid—all state musician, did DCI, performed at Carnegie Hall, in the thanksgiving parade, and toured all over the USA.
these days, i spend most of my time with my significant other—exploring cities, minding my business, thrill-seeking, learning new things about the world, and enjoying this one life we have on this planet we call earth.
photo gallery
AfroTech 2024
ColorStack Changed My Life
The Photo of the Year
CalHacks 10th Anniversary
App Development Club Holding it Down
The Best Jet Skiing Photo OAT
what the helly™ is this?
before that. hey
i'm Tom Nyuma, but most know me as Nyuma (why i go by my surname). i'm an "ambidextrous" (why i don't lean frontend or backend) software engineer building things before robots make me and you obsolete.
most of my engineering ardency is in local-first software (what's that?) and design systems. although, i do enjoy expressive type systems, low-level browser APIs, and building mobile apps.
outside of tech, i find solace exploring urban areas and nature. additionally, i'm a huge performing arts geek, absolutely love writing (random thoughts) and reading a lot of (manga) and (life) books.
photo gallery
AfroTech 2024
ColorStack Changed My Life
The Photo of the Year
CalHacks 10th Anniversary
App Development Club Holding it Down
The Best Jet Skiing Photo OAT
my favorite builds
Muse
An audio downloader for all your favorite music
Nyumatflix
The last free film & tv streaming site ever made
DubJam
A collaborative step sequencer and synthesizer
Seleneo
A free design tool for product builders and creators
NextJudge
A competitive programming platform for the next generation
Sickle Sense
Health monitoring for folks with sickle cell anemia
random thoughts
May 03, 2025 • 21 mins read
Doing well in internships
People always talk about how to get one, let's talk about how to do well in them
Oct 10, 2024 • 15 mins read
(Interactive) Your RCE use-case doesn't have to be a nightmare
Learnings from years of toy experiments and production meltdowns with code execution
Apr 30, 2024 • 17 mins read
When we made Omegle for a class project
How we made a viral social media app for a class (CS494) project
Nov 20, 2023 • 12 mins read
Winning Cal Hacks 10th Anniversary Hackathon
The full story on how Oregon State University took over Cal Hacks during Halloweekend 2023