Carl Hickton
Principal Engineer at Nintex
Greater Melbourne Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolCarl Hickton is a Principal Engineer with 11+ years of experience based in Greater Melbourne, specialising in frontend architecture, React and TypeScript, and driving incubation projects from prototype to production using cloud-native and generative AI technologies. He sets company-wide standards for design systems, mobile-first development, accessibility and localization, and has led culture-change initiatives that improved global readiness across product teams. Known for rapid prototyping and collaborative problem-solving, he bridges designers and developers to deliver inclusive, user-focused solutions. Carl mentors engineers and champions best practices, enabling teams to take ownership of impactful projects while maintaining strong technical stewardship. His background spans senior roles at Nintex and earlier architecture and .NET positions, giving him a rare blend of frontend leadership and practical backend experience. Outside obvious architectural strengths, he quietly builds developer tools that scale accessibility and localization, amplifying team productivity beyond feature work.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate in Networking Information Technology, Certificate in Networking Information Technology at UCOL
English
Github Skills (42)
ng10
angular-component10
evaluation10
agm10
popup9
modals9
testing9
tooltip9
vulnerability-scanners9
google-maps9
tooltips9
pentesting9
evaluation-framework8
angular8
cli8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
carl09/nx-home-assistant
Mar 2020 - Jul 2022
Contributions:139 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
carl09/ha-assistant
Jul 2022 - Jun 2024
Contributions:146 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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