Lance Nanek
Software Engineer at Google
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolLance Nanek is a seasoned full-stack software engineer with an M.S. in Software Engineering and over 16 years of professional experience, including 4.5 years shipping features for Snapchat’s Android and iOS apps used by hundreds of millions daily. He has delivered across mobile, wearable, and VR platforms—writing native Android and iOS code, cross-platform TypeScript, Unity VR features, and backend Python/SQL services—while measurably improving quality (tripling automated test coverage on one team). His work spans high-impact consumer products (Stories, Spectacles VR Viewer, Profile) and health-tech and safety-focused projects, from HIPAA-aware medical imaging backends to pain-treatment VR and in-helmet AR for motorcycles. Lance pairs hands-on implementation (custom Android OS builds, BLE integrations, UI performance tuning) with developer advocacy and demo-driven product validation that helped secure funding or exits for multiple startups. Based in Los Angeles, he brings a pragmatic engineering mindset that thrives on tight hardware–software integration and measurable user outcomes.
16 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Information Technology, Arts, Foreign Languages, Information Technology, Arts, Foreign Languages at NYU School of Continuing Professional EducationB.S., Chemical Biology major, Computer Science minor, B.S., Chemical Biology major, Computer Science minor at Stevens Institute of TechnologyM.S, Software Engineering, M.S, Software Engineering at State University of New York University at Albany
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Github Skills (48)
java10
android10
opengl-es9
kotlin8
react8
ios8
kotlin-android8
react-native8
unit-testing7
cross-platform7
android-library7
analytics-tracking7
bluetooth-low-energy6
resume6
mobile6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
skylight1/SevenWonders
Nov 2009 - Sep 2011
Contributions:262 commits in 1 year 10 months
lnanek/FLIRHack
Jun 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:41 commits, 12 pushes in 2 days
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