Nicholas Hays
Software Developer III at Boeing
United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Hays is a pragmatic Software Developer III with 11 years of professional experience and seven years focused on enterprise software engineering at Boeing, plus prior engineering work at Microsoft and Weyerhaeuser. He specializes in migrating and hardening Java/JEE systems (Struts2, Spring Boot, JAX-WS) and administering complex deployments on IBM WebSphere and cloud platforms, with hands-on expertise in security upgrades, PKI/crypto, and CI/CD automation. Nicholas has driven high-impact maintenance work—resolving critical vulnerabilities, upgrading Bouncy Castle for CA chain compatibility, and modernizing legacy Oracle Forms into PCF-backed microservices. Comfortable across the full stack, he pairs backend integration and JEE middleware skills with front-end Angular and SAPUI5 experience and routine Oracle PL/SQL design. He brings a methodical debugging mindset informed by log-driven root cause analysis and frequent coordination of merges, builds, and non-prod deployments. Beyond coding, he leverages his dual BA/BS background in management and computer science to translate operational constraints into practical, secure engineering solutions.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Management, Economics, 3.64, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Management, Economics, 3.64 at University of Washington TacomaHS Diploma, HS Diploma at Curtis High SchoolAssociate of Arts (A.A.), Business Administration and Management, General, Associate of Arts (A.A.), Business Administration and Management, General at Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom
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Github Skills (20)
javascript10
typescript10
nodejs10
angular10
react9
web-framework8
web-performance8
web-developer8
language-server7
routes6
phaser6
java6
cloud-foundry6
vscode-extension5
visual-studio-code4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
nhays89/Surf
Jun 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:22 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
nhays89/Journey-to-the-moon
Jan 2018 - Jun 2021
Contributions:10 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
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