Nathaniel Gaertner
Staff Software Engineer at Twilio
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNathaniel Gaertner is a Staff Software Engineer with over a decade of experience building reliable systems from nimble Python scripts to large-scale Java platforms, currently shaping developer-facing infrastructure at Twilio. With an academic background in theoretical mathematics (BS/MS) he brings deep problem-solving instincts and a taste for obscure data structures, practical math, and operating-system-level thinking to everyday engineering challenges. His previous roles at Amazon and civic-technology organizations show a track record of designing platforms for fast, well-tested iteration, coordinating cross-team delivery, and turning messy data into usable products. He prefers projects that teach new concepts—whether a mathematical theory or an unfamiliar framework—and applies that learning to improve software organization and maintainability. Colleagues rely on him as a mentor and pragmatic architect who balances curiosity for elegant ideas with the realities of production engineering.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Mathematics, MS, Mathematics at Virginia Tech
Github Skills (17)
python10
programming-language9
java9
groovy9
kotlin9
gradle9
gradual-typing8
hosts7
forum7
static-typing6
automation5
hubot4
csv3
xml3
vip2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
natgaertner/natgaertner.github.io
Mar 2019 - Aug 2021
I Am a Computer Jerk
Contributions:2 PRs, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
java
natgaertner/boardermash
Jan 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:15 commits, 46 pushes in 6 months
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