Summary
Nicholas Scalf is a Lead Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building high-throughput, cloud-native systems that turn manual workflows into automated revenue drivers. He’s led cross-functional teams to migrate monoliths to microservices, design SOX-compliant AWS ecosystems, and deliver rule-driven decision engines that materially reduced labor costs and sped hiring pipelines. Comfortable across the stack, his pragmatic expertise spans Python, FastAPI/Flask, Google Cloud and AWS, Postgres, and data pipelines with Airflow and Databricks. A former grassroots organizer turned technologist, he brings a product-minded approach to engineering—translating business needs into roadmaps, OKRs, and measurable outcomes. He also authors a concise crypto newsletter, building a habit of distilling complex trends into five-minute reads.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Economics and Political Science, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Economics and Political Science at Florida State University