Nicholas Char
Senior Software Engineer at Sixfold
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Char is a Senior Software Engineer based in New York with nine years of experience building full-stack, user-focused web applications and leading small, high-performing teams. He specializes in JavaScript/TypeScript and React, champions XP practices like pair programming and TDD, and excels at close collaboration with Product and Design to deliver maintainable, scalable systems. His background—an MA in Public Policy and several years living and working in China—gives him fluency in Mandarin and a strong interest in public-interest technology and international development. Nicholas brings a pragmatic, civic-minded perspective to engineering, pairing hands-on coding with mentorship and operational rigor learned across consultancy and in-house roles. Outside of work he’s a climber, home cook, and parent, which informs a collaborative, human-centered approach to product decisions.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Social Development and Public Policy, Master’s Degree Social Development and Public Policy at Beijing Normal UniversityHigh School, High School at Westtown SchoolBachelor’s Degree East Asian Studies Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree East Asian Studies Computer Science at Oberlin CollegeSoftware Development, Software Development at App Academy
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Github Skills (18)
react-redux8
prefixes8
mass7
twilio7
sms7
rethinkdb7
css7
parse7
react6
vendor5
thinky4
rails4
artifacts4
react-component4
file-upload4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nabchar/Cahootz
Apr 2017 - Aug 2018
Contributions:136 commits, 46 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
nabchar/aa-pair-work
Mar 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:36 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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