Nicholas Draper
Senior Software Engineer at DraftKings Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Draper is a Senior Software Engineer based in Boston with six years of experience building full-stack web applications using Ruby on Rails, React/Redux, Node/Express, SQL and MongoDB. He combines a strong user-experience sensibility with hands-on engineering, iterating on projects to add mobile support and polish product-facing features. Currently deepening his algorithms and Python skills through MIT course work and LeetCode practice, he pairs disciplined learning with practical product delivery. Prior roles span fast-moving fintech at DraftKings and technical recruiting in electronic trading, giving him both product and market-facing insight. Nicholas is actively expanding his professional network while searching for new opportunities, and maintains a public portfolio that showcases his curiosity-driven projects. An early career built across diverse roles—from equity research to site foreman—gives him a pragmatic, results-oriented approach to engineering challenges.
6 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics at University of ConnecticutWestwood High SchoolSoftware Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Science at App Academy
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Github Skills (29)
mongoose10
expressjs9
ruby-rails9
mern9
react8
redux8
react-redux8
gatsby7
nodejs7
gun7
javascript-react7
mongodb7
graphql7
frontend6
ruby-on-rails6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
nickdraper8/gun-runner
Oct 2020 - Nov 2020
Link: https://nickdraper8.github.io/gun-runner/
Contributions:74 commits, 13 PRs, 47 pushes in 1 month
nim-langgundockerlinkrunner
nickdraper8/RubyReel
Sep 2020 - Nov 2020
RubyReel, a YouTube clone, is a video-sharing platform where users can watch, comment on, and like/dislike videos, as well as upload and share their own. This website was built with JavaScript, React, Redux, Ruby, Rails, AWS, and Postgres.
Contributions:142 commits, 6 PRs, 60 pushes in 2 months
video-sharing-platformyoutube-clonevideossharingyoutube
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