Summary
Nicholas Nooney is a Software Engineer III with 11 years of experience building security-critical systems, currently on Google’s Security Foundation team developing secure-element based roots of trust for production infrastructure. He brings deep embedded and systems expertise from prior roles at General Dynamics, where he delivered C/C++ firmware and tooling, led full SDLC efforts for the SSBN-R program, and automated processes with Python to save team time. Nicholas combines a strong mathematical and CS foundation (BA, cum laude) with hands-on low-level debugging on Linux/VxWorks and familiarity with PowerPC assembly. He’s passionate about how people learn and apply knowledge—an interest reflected in past research and tutoring roles that informed practical UX and teaching-focused projects. Known for spotting process inefficiencies and shipping pragmatic solutions (e.g., a deployed Python configuration-management tool), he excels at turning complex requirements into auditable, testable software. Based in Greater Boston, he blends production-scale security engineering with a curious, research-oriented mindset.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Salutatorian, High School, Salutatorian at De Smet Jesuit High School
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics and Computer Science, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics and Computer Science, Cum Laude at St. Olaf College
English