Summary
Justin Nelson is a seasoned software engineering leader with 17 years of experience, currently serving as Senior Software Engineering Manager at West Shore Home in the Twin Cities. He has a strong track record advancing from hands-on engineering to management roles across retail, insurance, and consumer services, solving complex supply chain and operational challenges. Known for blending technical depth with people leadership, he has led teams through architectural decisions, delivery improvements, and product-focused engineering since his early days at Thomson Reuters. Justin holds a BS in Computer Science from Iowa State and brings pragmatic engineering judgment honed across startups and larger organizations. He’s comfortable moving between strategy and code, often stepping in to unblock critical technical work while coaching engineers to grow. Based in Saint Paul, he pairs long-tenured institutional knowledge with a bias for shipping reliable, scalable systems.
17 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Iowa State University