Nick Breen
Senior Software Engineer 2 at AIMentor
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolNick Breen is a Senior Software Engineer with 12 years of experience building full-stack, education- and healthcare-focused products and leading cross-functional teams from ideation to production. He combines hands-on expertise in Python (2 & 3), Go, React, GraphQL, and AI/LLM tooling (GPT-4 prompting, LangChain, Pinecone) to ship iterative, prototype-driven solutions like Khan Academy’s Khanmigo and multiple Python→Go porting projects. A two-time small-business founder, he prioritizes responsible AI adoption and practical scope reduction to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality and accessibility. Known for creating onboarding processes, leading testing and culture initiatives, and presenting technical talks, he brings both product intuition and operational craftsmanship to complex systems. Based in Asheville, NC, he also runs AIMentor to help businesses responsibly apply generative AI.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Highschool Diploma, Highschool Diploma at Leo J Austin Secondary SchoolBCS, Computer Science, BCS, Computer Science at University of Waterloo
Github Skills (21)
khan-academy10
renderer10
editor9
addon9
mirage8
ember-addon8
emberjs7
ember-cli6
react5
paradox5
animated4
ember4
completions4
css3
windows2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
MrNickBreen/backgroundLocation
Aug 2013 - Aug 2013
Contributions:42 commits in 13 days
MrNickBreen/learn-go-with-tests
Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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