Projects
Apps and infrastructure I've built outside my day job: native iOS and mobile apps, full-stack web, and self-hosted systems.
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iOS Personal Finance App
January 2026 – Present
Screenshots & DetailsPrivate repo
A budgeting app my household runs on every day: native SwiftUI on iPhone and Apple Watch, backed by a self-hosted Next.js API.
- Pulls in bank transactions automatically through SimpleFIN, Plaid and Apple’s FinanceKit, then queues them in a swipe-to-review deck with suggested categories
- Keeps iOS and the backend in sync without a generated client: backend tests record real JSON responses that the iOS test suite decodes
- Uses a self-hosted LLM for transaction categorization, budget audits and receipt parsing
SwiftUIwatchOSFinanceKitNext.jsPostgreSQLBullMQRedis
Back Up – Card Board Game
Multiplayer Mobile Game
February 2026 – Present
Screenshots & DetailsPrivate repo
A card-driven board game for 2 to 6 players on iOS, with bots, live multiplayer and one-turn-a-day async games.
- One TypeScript rules engine runs on the phone and on the server, which validates every move and sends each player only their own hand
- The Hard bot plans out its remaining hand within a 30 ms budget, weighing knockout risk from the cards it hasn’t seen
- 700+ Jest tests across the engine, bots, server and UI, plus Maestro end-to-end flows
React NativeExpoTypeScriptNode.jsSocket.IOPostgreSQLRedis
Tyler-Grant.com
Full-Stack Portfolio & Authentication System
June 2025 – Present
This site: a full-stack Next.js portfolio with its own accounts, admin tools and AI features, running on my own server.
- An AI chat assistant and a receipt parser demo powered by self-hosted models, including Llama 3.2 Vision
- NextAuth.js accounts with role-based access, and an admin dashboard for content and members
- Self-hosted S3-compatible storage (Garage) behind a Cloudflare tunnel, deployed through GitHub Actions
Next.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSPrismaPostgreSQLNextAuth.jsGitHub Actions
ProxmoxRTX 3090
Plex
Sonarr
Radarr
Home Assistant
Immich
Mealie
Open WebUI
CI runner
Self Hosted Media & Automation Platform
Full-Stack Infrastructure Development
September 2022 – Present
A homelab running media, smart-home and local AI services on Proxmox and Docker.
- Runs Plex, Sonarr, Radarr, Home Assistant, Immich and more in Docker behind reverse proxies
- Hosts local LLMs, including Llama 3.2 Vision, through Open WebUI on an RTX 3090, powering this site’s AI chat and receipt parser demo
- Automates home and media workflows through REST APIs and webhooks, with self-hosted GitHub Actions runners, backups and monitoring
ProxmoxDockerHome AssistantOpen WebUICloudflare
Boxy – Senior Project
January 2022 – December 2022
My senior project: a mobile app for keeping track of what’s stored in which bin, using QR-coded labels.
- Authored user and technical documentation to support long-term maintainability and onboarding
React NativeExpoAWS Amplify
Let's Work Together
I'm always interested in hearing about new projects and opportunities. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out!