About
I'm Timothy Blumberg (杜君伟). I'm a software engineer, writer, and founder based in Austin, TX.
What I’m Building
I’m currently the founder of Throne, where we’re developing smart health monitoring technology. Our flagship product uses AI-powered sensors to track gut health and hydration—all with a privacy-first approach.
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Background
A timeline of places I’ve worked and things I’ve built over the years.
Throne
Founder. Building smart health monitoring technology with Throne One—a privacy-first, AI-powered device for tracking gut health and hydration.
royal.io
Smart Contract Engineer. Smart contracts != smartly written contracts. Wrote chain-facing services, smart contracts, and web services at a crypto music royalties company.
Skyflow
Early engineer working on advanced cryptography for data privacy. Helped build the infrastructure for secure data handling at scale.
Lyft Level 5 (Autonomous Vehicles)
Worked on the AV Infrastructure and Simulation teams. Built distributed systems for ingesting and indexing large amounts of sensor data, and worked on large-scale simulation infrastructure.
Surecave
Early-stage startup working on modernizing property management.
CNSPEC
Built sophisticated 3D building models with BIM data for superhighrises in China, including Shanghai Tower (128 floors). Developed 2D/3D map interfaces, managed web servers, and optimized database performance.
Duke University
Graduated. Studied computer science with a minor in Chinese, with interests in graphics, distributed systems, and machine learning.
Lyft (Intern)
Summer internship on the Automation team, working on CI/CD infrastructure and internal debugging tools.
Chinese Language Study
Spent a summer at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing through Duke's Study In China Program.
Leo / Camoji
Android and server engineering intern at a messaging app startup (later acquired by Lyft).
Started Duke University
Started at Duke University.
Grew Up
Grew up in far Northeastern Tennessee.