Summary
Nicholas Bottomley is a software engineer with 12 years of experience based in Oakland, CA, currently building scalable classroom communication at ClassDojo. He specializes in front-end development that helps teachers, parents, and students share classroom moments at massive scale across over half of U.S. schools and 180 countries. His background includes hands-on product work at an early-stage frontend role (Tok3n) and program coordination at UC Berkeley, giving him a rare blend of technical execution and educational program insight. That mix helps him design features that are both user-friendly for educators and robust enough for millions of users. Nicholas holds dual BAs in Political Science and Economics from UC Davis, which informs his appreciation for product impact and policy-adjacent thinking in edtech. He brings a pragmatic, mission-driven approach to software that prioritizes real-world classroom outcomes alongside scalable engineering.
12 years of coding experience
BA, Political Science, BA, Political Science at University of California, Davis