Nicholas Thomson

Professional Engineer Manager with nearly 15 years of experience in the software development industry. I have worked on a wide variety of projects and technologies, including Javascript/Typescript, ReactJS, AngularJS, and Ruby on Rails. I have a proven track record of delivering high-quality software projects on time and under budget.

Professional Experience:

Firstup

Software Engineering Manager September 2024 - Present

Provided technical leadership and mentorship to a team of 5 engineers, including conducting regular one-on-ones.
Coordinated with cross-functional teams, including back-end developers, QA engineers, and DevOps, to ensure seamless integration and deployment across a varied tech stach that included technologies like Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Node.JS, ReactJS, and Typescript.
Facilitated team meetings, code reviews, and brainstorming sessions to foster a collaborative work environment.
Managed projects to implement new features across several services and technologies.

Software Engineering Lead October 2022 - Present

Implemented a new AI-based semantic search feature, utilizing machine learning embeddings to enhance search accuracy and relevance.
Maintained a focus on customer and security issues, keeping critical issues to a minimum and reducing outstanding customer defects by over 60%
Utilized Agile methodologies to plan and execute sprints, track progress, and adjust priorities as needed.

Microsoft

Software Engineer II June 2021 - October 2022

Developed and optimized web applications for the Sharepoint team using TypeScript and ReactJS.
Contributed to the design and architecture of scalable front-end systems.
Worked closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software projects.
Coordinated with UX designers to ensure a seamless, user-friendly, and accessible experience.

Firstup

Senior Software Engineer July 2018 - June 2021

Played a key role in the development of front-end features for enterprise-level applications used by over 1,000,000 active users.
Mentored junior developers and conducted code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices.
Architected and developed reusable components and libraries in ReactJS to streamline development.
Integrated APIs and services with front-end applications, ensuring seamless data flow and user interactions.

Aledade

Senior Software Developer February 2017 - July 2018

Responsible for a large project written in Flask and AngularJS.
Created charts and visualizations using the D3.js library.
Lead various projects to completion and implementation in a large-scale web application for real world use cases.

NeoReach

Frontend Developer March 2016 - February 2017

Responsible for overseeing and executing a large portion of a total interface overhaul.
Implemented coding standards across multipe projects and repositories using primarily Angular 1.5
Architected major software changes in the client-side code to better fall inline with best practices.