Nicolas聽Far
Director Of Engineering at Nearpod
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolNicolas Far is a seasoned infrastructure and security leader with 12 years of experience designing and operating cloud-native systems, now serving as Director of Infrastructure and Security at Newsela. He combines hands-on systems engineering and software development with strategic leadership, having progressed from sysadmin to director-level roles across education and SaaS companies like Nearpod and Panarea Digital. Known for rapid problem diagnosis and pragmatic solutions, he excels at translating complex technical landscapes into efficient, auditable operations and resilient architectures. Nicolas has deep expertise in running large-scale cloud products and leading cross-functional teams through compliance and reliability challenges, often surfacing process improvements that reduce operational friction. Based in Raleigh, NC, he brings a measured analytical approach and a track record of shipping secure, scalable infrastructure for mission-driven platforms.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Instituto Industrial Luis A. HuergoEngineer's degree, Systems Engineering, Engineer's degree, Systems Engineering at Universidad Tecnol贸gica Nacional
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (125)
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Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
nicofff/LazyIter
Jul 2020 - Jan 2022
Lazy array function chains library for PHP inspired in Rust
Contributions:1 review, 46 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 5 months
rustphparraychains
nicofff/sm_connect
Aug 2024 - Mar 2025
TUI for connection to EC2 instances using Systems Manager's Session Manager
Contributions:15 PRs, 26 pushes, 6 branches in 6 months
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