Summary
Nicholas Papadonis is a seasoned software and sales engineer with over two decades of hands-on experience and a decade of focused leadership in R&D and customer-facing roles, now pursuing a master's in computer science at UMass Amherst. He blends deep embedded-systems expertise (ARM, PPC, Linux, RTOS, firmware, board bring-up) with modern cloud-native development across AWS and GCP, including Kubernetes, DevOps, and large-scale data pipelines (Spark, Kafka, Hadoop). At Oracle and Polymath he drove technical sales, proof-of-concepts, and high-impact deployments that translated into rapid revenue growth and multi-million dollar accounts. Proficient in C/C++, Java, Python and JavaScript, he has repeatedly bridged hardware and cloud software stacks to deliver scalable, production-ready systems. Known for migrating low-level platform knowledge into cloud applications and AI/ML training workflows, he brings a rare combination of embedded firmware craftsmanship and cloud architecture savvy. Based in Boston, he combines technical leadership with client-facing growth experience, making him equally comfortable debugging kernel drivers or architecting distributed services.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst