I'm Tugy, a passionate Full-Stack Team Lead with a deep focus on building scalable, high-impact software. My journey started early - I began my Computer Science and Electrical Engineering studies at 14 while still in high school, and I've been immersed in robotics, programming, and problem-solving ever since.
I spent five years in Military Intelligence (Unit 81) as a Full-Stack Developer on cutting-edge projects, then joined Grubhub as a Full-Stack Developer and later as Team Lead and Software Engineering Manager. Today I lead the Full-Stack team at Seal Security, helping organizations automate and scale open-source vulnerability remediation.
I specialize in Python + FastAPI for backend and TypeScript + React for frontend, bridging security and usability in the cybersecurity space. I thrive on solving complex challenges, leading teams, and building products that make a real impact.
Technologies
Focus areas: software engineering · security · open source · team leadership · mentoring
10+ years in software engineering
| When | Role | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 – present | Software Engineering Manager |  Seal Security |
| Dec 2023 – Dec 2024 | Senior Software Engineer | Seal Security |
| Aug 2022 – Dec 2023 | Software Engineering Manager |  Grubhub |
| May 2021 – Aug 2022 | Senior Full Stack Developer | Grubhub |
| Jul 2016 – Mar 2021 | Full Stack Engineer |  Unit 81 |
| Project | Description | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Pyminio | Python MinIO client inspired by the Linux FS API; 23K+ downloads, Python 3.8–3.12 | Python |
| Mines | Minesweeper-style game with virtualized grid (10M+ cells), Fisher–Yates shuffle, Storybook, GitHub Pages | React, Redux, Styled Components |
| Reporter | PWA for attendance reporting; sign-in, calendar, manager view, “Snitcher” script | React, Redux, FastAPI, PostgreSQL |
| Butler for Meetings | Meeting summaries and action items, integrated with Jira, Confluence, Outlook | Angular, Flask |
| DailyBot | Bot for daily status updates | Python |
| Post | Summary |
|---|---|
| Coffee vending machine synced with Grubhub | How I built a coffee vending machine that integrated with the Grubhub app—3D printing, electronics, and mocking the KDS API so the machine received orders and dispensed capsules. Finished 4th out of 40+ teams at Tapingo/Grubhub Innovation Week. (Spoiler: accidentally increased our auth error rate by 40% until we fixed the machine’s account.) |
| Why I stopped using Material-UI and Ant Design | From using MUI at Unit 81 and Grubhub to building our own component system at Seal Security with headless libraries (TanStack Table, Headless UI, React-Day-Picker) and Tailwind—when to move fast with a UI library vs when to invest in design flexibility. |
Tel Aviv, Israel