Summary
Nickolay Schwarz is a seasoned technology leader and Chief Technology Officer with over 15 years of experience building scalable web applications and APIs. Based in Chicago, he has progressed through engineering and architecture roles at BenchPrep to lead product technology, frameworks, and release strategies that support rapid company growth. Known as a hands-on, empathetic leader, he blends tactical execution with strategic decision-making to empower product and development teams. His background spans Ruby, Node, Backbone, and Rails, and he has a track record of designing resilient systems across multiple tech stacks. Colleagues describe him as attentive and initiative-driven, often stepping into both managerial and deep-engineering roles to unblock teams and ship production software.
15 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
B.S Double majoring in Computer Science Economy, B.S Double majoring in Computer Science Economy at Russian-Tajik Slavik University
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology