Nate Higgins
Staff Engineer at London Borough of Newham
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolNate Higgins is a Staff Engineer based in the UK with 14 years of experience building TypeScript and Python web applications, currently leading development of an AI-powered research product at Focaldata. He blends product-minded engineering with hands-on front-end expertise, having improved UI performance and animation across notable open-source projects like Block Protocol and HASH’s multi-tenant knowledge graph. Nate has led frontend teams to build complex browser-based simulation IDEs using WASM, web workers, Three.js, Monaco, React and RxJS while also designing GraphQL APIs to unify historical project data. He mentors and upskills engineers, introduced disciplined delivery practices (Sprint Planning, Refinement, Retros), and drives architecture and product decisions. Outside engineering he brings public-service perspective as an elected Councillor and former Green Party engagement lead, which informs his collaborative, user-focused approach. A trained actor, he leverages communication and storytelling skills to translate complex technical work into clear product outcomes.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Foundation degree, Acting, Foundation degree, Acting at Royal Birmingham ConservatoireDavid Young Community Academy
spanish (non-fluent), English
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Github Skills (22)
javascript10
css10
typescript10
ui-design10
uid10
prosemirror10
front-end-development10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
react10
ajax9
json9
jquery9
blocks8
html7
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
hashintel/hash
May 2021 - Jan 2023
🚀 The open-source, multi-tenant, self-building knowledge graph
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:667 reviews, 602 commits, 155 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Nate primarily contributed to the frontend of the `hash` repository, working on the implementation and refactoring of React components and UI elements. The commits show the user working on features related to the page layout, including the use of portals for rendering the component, and integrating the Block component with various features like display management. Additionally, the user was involved in ensuring the text content and entity block switching functionality remained stable, which is vital in the project's goal to build a self-building knowledge graph.
block-editordata-managementhashrustworkspace
blockprotocol/blockprotocol
Jan 2022 - Sep 2022
✨ The open-source standard for blocks. From @hashintel
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:169 reviews, 21 commits, 73 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Nate primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the project. They focused on improving the user interface by enhancing hover performance of cards and updating animations on the hub page. Additionally, they updated the codebase to reflect changes in the gray color palette and incorporated new UI elements like a verification code screen. The user also made modifications to various components, including the Navbar, OverviewCard, and PageSidebar, to align with design updates.
ethereumblockchainblock-protocol
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