Summary
Nicholas Knight is a seasoned service engineer with 14 years of experience specializing in production system operations, service engineering, and Linux systems administration. As the first engineer and part-time architect for LiTV's IPTV project, he designed and implemented core authentication and streaming systems and continues to build new services while maintaining legacy infrastructure. His background includes hands-on roles at TiVo and TGC America, giving him deep expertise in embedded Linux, video encoding, networking, and client software. Based in Auburn, Washington, he blends practical systems ops rigor with product-focused engineering, often advising across engineering, IT, and operations boundaries. Quietly pragmatic, he excels at turning complex media and infrastructure problems into maintainable, production-ready solutions.
14 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer