Nico Troia
Senior Software Engineer at CoinDesk
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolNico Troia is a senior full-stack software engineer with 14 years of experience building high-performance web, mobile, and desktop interfaces, currently at CoinDesk and based in Hoboken, NJ. He blends a designer’s sensibility (BA in Graphic Design) with deep engineering chops, shipping production systems using TypeScript, React/React Native, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL. Nico has a strong track record modernizing legacy stacks into monorepos and headless-CMS-driven platforms, and has built real-time analytics pipelines that process millions of daily events for editorial and business intelligence teams. As a top-rated freelancer who logged 1,800+ billable hours and ranked in Upwork’s top 1%, he pairs client-facing delivery with scalable architecture. His work on blockchain-enabled video analytics and embeddable React components shows a knack for combining cutting-edge media tech with practical performance tuning. He’s currently extending his CS depth through a master’s at NJIT while continuing to lead front-end tooling and cloud-focused initiatives.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Graphic Design, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Graphic Design at Rutgers University–NewarkMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Github Skills (136)
mobile-development10
menu10
flexbox-grid10
app-framework10
cross-platform10
android10
mobile10
ios10
react-native10
react10
animation9
javascript9
filtering9
datatable9
pagination9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
nicotroia/node-express-typeorm
Nov 2019 - Jul 2020
Sample project with Typescript, Express, TypeORM, PostgreSQL on Docker
Contributions:18 commits, 1 PR, 12 pushes in 7 months
dockerpostgresqltypeormtypescript
nicotroia/react-native-floating-action-menu
May 2020 - Dec 2021
Simple floating action menu for react-native
Contributions:72 commits, 1 PR, 37 pushes in 1 year 7 months
react-nativejavascriptanimationuiui-components
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