Nicholas Matison
Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Matison is a Senior Software Engineer based in San Jose with eight years of experience building clean, testable systems across Python, Kubernetes, Docker, PHP, JavaScript/React, GraphQL, and microservice architectures. He has a proven track record at scale, progressing through multiple engineering roles at Wayfair and currently contributing to LinkedIn’s platform. A passionate lifelong learner and former coding instructor at App Academy, he brings both technical rigor and an ability to lift team capabilities through teaching and mentorship. Nicholas blends a product-minded approach—turning ideas into tangible, user-focused solutions—with strong engineering fundamentals and a knack for readable, maintainable code.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters, 3.74 GPA, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters, 3.74 GPA at University of California, DavisComputer Software Engineering and Web Development, Computer Software Engineering and Web Development at App Academy
Github Skills (2)
spotify6
data-visualization2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
nmatison/datafy
Aug 2018 - Nov 2018
Spotify Data Visualization
Contributions:104 commits, 2 PRs, 89 pushes in 3 months
data-visualizationspotify
nmatison/Jetsy
Jul 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:208 commits, 178 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
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