Summary
Nick Chandler is a systems-focused software engineer with a decade of experience building reliable infrastructure and automation across cloud and data center environments. Currently at HashiCorp, he brings a strong DevOps and platform pedigree honed at Sallie Mae and ClearObject, where he built deployment automation, web APIs, and cloud-native solutions using tools like Ansible, Jenkins, Python, and Terraform-adjacent workflows. His background spans hands-on networking, virtualization, and storage from earlier consulting and support roles, giving him an uncommon full-stack operational perspective from silicon to service. He excels at translating complex operational requirements into repeatable, automated systems and has repeatedly bridged the gap between internal platform needs and customer-facing software. Based in Carmel, Indiana, he combines a pragmatic engineering mindset with an academic foundation in telecommunications and information sciences. Colleagues rely on him for durable, maintainable solutions that prioritize operability as much as feature delivery.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Telecommunications, BA, Telecommunications at Ball State University