I'm a passionate software developer focused on building developer tools that enhance productivity and improve the command-line experience. I believe in creating elegant solutions that make developers' lives easier through well-crafted, open-source software.

I'm currently working as a Founding Engineer at Atuin, building tools that transform how developers interact with their shell history and workflows.

• 🚀 Atuin
• 🖥️ Atuin Desktop

Previously, I worked as a Senior Software Engineer at GitHub, where I contributed to several high-impact projects:

• Primer Design System: Led the engineering effort to introduce 🖤 Dark Mode 🖤 to GitHub.com
• Electron: Contributed to the development of this popular framework for building cross-platform desktop applications
• Atom: Worked on Git and GitHub integration, as well as the core editor, improving developer workflows in the editor

Rust TypeScript JavaScript Elixir Ruby

React Svelte Node.js Electron Elm

Git PostgreSQL SQLite Docker

I'm an active contributor on Stack Overflow with 159k+ reputation, helping developers solve problems across JavaScript, Node.js, React, and more. I've provided over 1,000 answers across various web development topics, with particular expertise in:

• JavaScript & Node.js
• React & Frontend Frameworks
• Ruby on Rails
• Web Development Best Practices

Magical shell history! Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database, recording additional context for your commands. Features include:

• 🔍 Full-screen history search UI (rebindable to ctrl-r and up)
• 🔐 Optional encrypted synchronization across machines
• 📊 Command statistics and analytics
• 🌐 Multi-shell support (zsh, bash, fish, nushell, xonsh)

Built primarily with Rust for performance and reliability.

Runbooks that run! A desktop application that brings powerful workflow automation to your fingertips. Built with modern desktop technologies to provide a seamless user experience for managing and executing runbooks.

I'm always interested in collaborating on interesting projects or discussing technology. Feel free to reach out!

• 📧 Email: michelle@michelletilley.net
• 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michellektilley