Summary
Nick Melms is a front-end-focused software engineer with eight years of experience building and maintaining client-facing websites and web apps, now applying his product- and people-first mindset as a Customer Support Engineer at Vercel. He specializes in React/Next.js, Craft CMS with Twig, TypeScript, and modern UI toolkits like Tailwind and shadcn, and regularly dips into PHP and Node.js to troubleshoot and ship full-featured pages and animations. At Crafted he led process and security improvements while collaborating tightly with designers and marketing teams to deliver polished, CMS-friendly solutions. A lifelong learner inspired by retro game development, he prototypes personal projects in Astro, Next.js, and Payload CMS to explore new stacks and keep his skills sharp. Based in Vancouver, WA, he combines strong communication and cross-functional collaboration with a practical engineering approach to ensure reliability and usability.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering at Western Governors University