Nicholas Liffen
Senior Director, Product, Technical Architects & Programs at GitHub
Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolNicholas Liffen is a hands-on technical leader with 11 years of experience blending product, engineering and go-to-market disciplines, currently serving as Senior Director of Product, Technical Architects & Programs at GitHub. He leads global teams that embed customer insights into Security, Copilot and Enterprise offerings, and previously transformed GitHub Advanced Security into a top-tier application security solution. Nick has repeatedly bridged strategy and execution—driving GitHub’s field programs and technical architecture while at Eli Lilly he led rapid digital and DevOps responses, including a critical COVID-19 testing facility and a successful InnerSourcing program adopted across hundreds of applications. Known for approachable, metrics-focused leadership, he excels at turning complex technical initiatives into structured programs that deliver measurable business impact.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computing, 1st Class Honours (78%), Bachelor of Science (BS), Computing, 1st Class Honours (78%) at University of PortsmouthA Levels, A Levels at The Howard School
Github Skills (194)
dependabot10
github10
web-application10
authentication10
security10
heroku-cli10
linter10
msal10
lambda-functions10
javascript10
continuous-testing10
single-page-application10
owasp10
api10
lambda10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
NickLiffen/csenv
Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:46 commits, 47 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 2 months
NickLiffen/GCSMTTR
Sep 2021 - Jul 2022
Contributions:165 commits, 100 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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