Nick Stefan
Software Engineer at Hightouch
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolNick Stefan is a backend-focused software engineer with 12 years of experience building and scaling services in Python, Node, and AWS. He has led backend architecture at Brandcast and gone on to senior engineering roles at Reddit and Hightouch, bringing startup agility to larger platform challenges. Nick combines hands-on implementation with design and system thinking, often owning the end-to-end service lifecycle. Based in Denver, he pairs a non-traditional technical background (BA in Economics and Biology) with strong product-facing engineering experience. Beyond code, his early career as a swim coach and finance analyst suggests a pragmatic, team-oriented approach to mentorship and problem solving. His public GitHub showcases steady contributions and practical engineering work that reflect a preference for reliable, cloud-native backends.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Economics and Biology, BA, Economics and Biology at Southern Methodist University
English
Github Skills (167)
selenium-server10
python10
testing10
javascript10
jquery10
nightwatch10
django10
js10
selenium-webdriver10
selenium10
webpack10
orm10
web-framework10
frontend10
react10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ht-sdks/events-sdk-ruby
Sep 2023 - Feb 2026
Contributions:2 releases, 1 review, 2 PRs in 2 years 5 months
NickStefan/tome-editor
Oct 2015 - Jul 2022
Contributions:36 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 9 months
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