Summary
Nicholas De Oliveira is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience and a focused specialty in making systems faster and more efficient. He brings 8+ years of backend engineering expertise, having shipped performance and reliability improvements across university systems and healthcare-focused platforms that accelerated data availability, reduced latency, and increased uptime. Nicholas has led cross-functional initiatives—chairing UI/UX and accessibility efforts at UIUC and mentoring junior engineers—while delivering pragmatic backend solutions in Python, Flask, Kafka, and Docker. At Data for the Common Good he improved developer productivity and collaboration through features like undo/redo for annotations, auto-reload for Dockerized Python, and shareable filter tokens. Now at Mednition, he continues to apply a performance-first mindset to mission-driven products, combining deep technical craft with attention to developer experience and production stability.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Bachelor of Arts - BA at Knox College
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at EARJ - Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of Illinois Springfield
English, Portuguese, Spanish