Summary
Nick Ortakales is a Software Development Engineer with nine years of experience building large-scale distributed systems, currently contributing to Amazon from Bothell, Washington. He brings strong Java and web technology skills—HTML/CSS/JavaScript—paired with practical AWS and microservices experience for reliable, production-grade web services. Earlier work at Fidelity included real-time streaming UI development in C# and Silverlight, showing an ability to optimize front-end performance for financial applications. A Computer Science graduate with a math minor, he combines backend systems expertise with hands-on UI and data-binding know-how, and a history of tutoring and customer-facing roles that sharpen his communication and troubleshooting instincts. Notably, his career path includes both deep technical delivery and operational problem-solving from arcade floor maintenance to high-scale cloud services, reflecting versatility and attention to detail.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, Math Minor, BS, Computer Science, Math Minor at Plymouth State University