Nathan Collings
Senior Software Engineer at YNAB
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNathan Collings is a Senior Software Engineer based in New York with 12 years of experience building back-end systems and APIs across companies like YNAB, Doximity, and Instructure. He brings proven expertise in performance tuning, live event/data flow integration, and security header management—skills reflected in open-source contributions to projects such as Canvas LMS and secure_headers. Nathan has extended and hardened API integrations (notably adding webhook support to a popular py-trello wrapper), demonstrating a pragmatic focus on real-world interoperability. He combines hands-on engineering with strong communication and team-building abilities honed through diverse roles from technical support to department webmaster. Trained in computer science at Utah State University, he pairs solid academic foundations with a history of shipping reliable, maintainable backend features at scale. An uncommon thread in his profile is his legal-studies interest and hospitality/operations background, which give him a user-focused, cross-functional perspective on product and process.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Utah State University
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Github Skills (25)
ruby-rails10
middleware10
postgresql10
python10
headers10
api-design10
canvas-lms10
trello-api10
http-header10
rails10
ruby10
activerecord10
ruby-on-rails10
database-optimization10
content-security-policy9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
instructure/canvas-lms
Jan 2018 - Apr 2019
The open LMS by Instructure, Inc.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:15 commits in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Nathan primarily contributed to backend functionality within the Canvas LMS platform. Their work included database optimization, specifically adding indexes to improve query performance related to submissions. They also implemented live events for module and module item creation, updates, and reordering, including the addition of relevant data such as course ID and context type, demonstrating a focus on data flow and system integration. Furthermore, the user made changes to the external tools controller, as well as updates to the HelpLinks model to accommodate multiple root accounts, showing a focus on external tool integration.
open-lmsinstructurecanvas-lmslmsinc
sarumont/py-trello
Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
Python API wrapper around Trello's API
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & API Developer
Back-end Developer & API DeveloperContributions:10 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Nathan primarily contributed to the backend functionality of the py-trello library, focusing on expanding the API wrapper's capabilities. They added features such as fetching actions for boards and implemented support for accessing public Trello boards. Key contributions involved extending the TrelloClient class, adding methods for retrieving data like board information, and integrating with the Trello API. The user also introduced WebHook support, enabling listing, creation, and deletion of hooks.
api-clientapipythonpipapi-wrapper
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