John Nevins
Director Of Engineering at The New York Times
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex United States
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Top SchoolJohn Nevins is a Director of Engineering based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area with 20+ years of technology experience and over a decade in senior leadership scaling high-throughput, multi-cloud platforms and consumer-facing products. He currently leads omni-channel engagement engineering at The New York Times, having previously shaped GraphQL federation, platform tiering, and observability for services handling tens of billions of monthly requests. A proven builder of teams and culture, he has repeatedly grown and matured organizations—from small startups to 30-person engineering groups at Workday—while driving delivery of Kotlin/Spring and React-based systems, GDPR-compliant solutions, and robust test pyramids. His background in SIGINT and Air Force operations informs a disciplined, mission-focused approach to reliability and security that shows up in pragmatic governance models and vendor partnerships. Despite a modest GitHub footprint, his track record shows a preference for production impact and cross-functional influence over public project volume.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Computer and Information Science, Bachelor of Science Computer and Information Science at University of Maryland Global CampusMaster of Science (M.S.) Software Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.) Software Engineering at Penn State UniversityAssociate of Appplied Science Communication Application Technology, Associate of Appplied Science Communication Application Technology at Community College of the Air ForceGithub contributions (5)
illiteratebeef/ESP8266Heatsync
Mar 2015 - Jan 2019
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
illiteratebeef/SDR-Resources
Sep 2019 - Aug 2021
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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