Nick Radford

Senior Full Stack Engineer
San Francisco, California
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linkedin.com/in/nickradford
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nickradford.dev
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nick@nickradford.dev
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513.290.9256
Dynamic Full Stack Engineer with JavaScript expertise, proven experience building scalable applications and leading engineering initiatives. Passionate about joining innovative teams on meaningful projects using cutting-edge technologies.
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Work Experience

Heyday

Senior Frontend Engineer
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Jan 2023 - Jun 2024

• Spearheaded the adoption of Tailwind CSS, enhancing the codebase's maintainability and design consistency.

• Led the migration from create-react-app to Next.js, improving application performance and developer experience.

• Championed the integration of TypeScript, increasing code reliability and reducing bugs.

• Developed an AI-assisted writing tool using the tiptap editor, improving content creation efficiency.

• Collaborated cross-functionally with product teams and external design firms to deliver new features.

• Built a SwiftUI-based app for synchronizing Apple Notes data into our data lake.

Govalo

Senior Full Stack Engineer
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Nov 2021 - Aug 2022

• One of the first engineering hires; mentored team members and established coding conventions.

• Implemented an asynchronous jobs system for core features, enhancing order processing and event management.

• Developed a webhook system for seamless third-party application integration.

• Created an internal management application for troubleshooting and managing promo codes and billing plans.

Cruise Automation

Senior Full Stack Engineer
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Oct 2018 - May 2019

• Built internal CI and data visualization tools (Next.js, Golang, Highcharts) to analyze autonomous vehicle simulations.

• Developed a side project for data scientists to manipulate and visualize data from Google BigQuery using Python and Highcharts in an Electron.js app.

Unity Technologies

Full Stack Engineer
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Oct 2017 - May 2018

• Contributed to the Unity Ads platform using React, Redux, Golang, and Node.js, providing monetization insights for game developers.

Idean, Inc.

Senior UI Developer (Contract)
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Oct 2016 - Mar 2017

• Developed a B2B web application for a multinational media streaming service using React and Redux.

• Established best practices for the development team during the contract period.

Euclid Analytics

Software Engineer
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Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

• Transitioned the main product from Rails Asset Pipeline to ES2015 and Webpack.

• Developed a data verification application using Express.js and React.

Walmart Labs (Sam's Club)

Senior Mobile Web Engineer
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Apr 2015 - Oct 2015

• Led the implementation of new UI designs using Angular and CSS components, unifying styles across teams.

Dell

Software Development Staff Engineer
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Apr 2011 - Mar 2015

• Led a team in creating a shared UI library, aiding development across 100+ Dell products.

• Provided guidance on AngularJS adoption and best practices to remote teams.

Education

Bowling Green State University

Bachelors of Science in Computer Science (Incomplete)
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2007 - 2011

• Relevant coursework: Software Engineering, Data Structures, Web Development

Skills

Languages
Typescript / Javascript HTML CSS / SCSS Golang
Tools
Git Heroku Vercel GraphQL Figma
Frameworks & Utilities
React Next.js Tailwindcss Storybook
Other
Agile Methodologies Cross-Functional Collaboration Mentorship