Where does Tyler Hoffman work?

Tyler Hoffman is Founder of Memfault.

What companies did Tyler Hoffman found?

Tyler Hoffman founded Memfault.

Where did Tyler Hoffman go to school?

Tyler Hoffman studied at Purdue University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); Y Combinator.

Tyler Hoffman

Founder

Founder at Memfault

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedMemfault · YC

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Tyler Hoffman is a Principal R&D Engineer at Nordic Semiconductor and a cofounder of Memfault, which became part of Nordic Semiconductor. He holds a computer science degree from Purdue University and previously worked on smartwatch products at Pebble and Fitbit. His work focuses on firmware engineering and developer tools.

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Tyler went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Memfault's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Co-founders at Memfault

François BaldassariFounder

Christopher ColemanFounder

Experience

Nordic SemiconductorPrincipal R&D Engineercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
MemfaultCo-founder & Engineering2018 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
FitbitTeam Lead - Firmware Developer Productivity2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
Pebble TechEmbedded Software Engineer2014 — 2016Redwood City, CA
Purdue UniversityLead Instructor2013West Lafayette, IN
QualcommSoftware Engineering Intern2013San Diego County, California, United States
Cerner CorporationSoftware Engineering Intern2012Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Purdue UniversityTeaching Assistant2012West Lafayette, IN

Skills & more

C7Python5Objective-C5Java8Unix2

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tyler Hoffman?: Tyler Hoffman is a Principal R&D Engineer at Nordic Semiconductor and a cofounder of Memfault, which became part of Nordic Semiconductor. He holds a computer science degree from Purdue University and previously worked on smartwatch products at Pebble and Fitbit. His work focuses on firmware engineering and developer tools.
Where does Tyler Hoffman work?: Tyler Hoffman is Founder of Memfault.
What companies did Tyler Hoffman found?: Tyler Hoffman founded Memfault.
Where did Tyler Hoffman go to school?: Tyler Hoffman studied at Purdue University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); Y Combinator.