Summary
Nicole Carlson is a software engineer with eight years of full-stack experience building customer-facing and internal web products, currently unifying AmEx and Kabbage business checking platforms at American Express. She combines React front-end work with backend services and batch jobs (Java/Kotlin) and has shipped payment, payroll, and marketing tooling that reduced operational friction for global teams. A Master of Information Systems Management from BYU, Nicole has a strong startup pedigree—helping scale Skill Struck’s product and curriculum adoption across school districts while implementing Scrum practices. She pairs product-minded engineering with UX and design chops from a background in web design, photography, and branding, which helps her deliver polished, user-friendly interfaces. Based in New York and currently on maternity leave, she channels creativity into DIY interior design and urban antiquing, reflecting an eye for detail that shows up in her code and interfaces. Colleagues describe her as a pragmatic problem-solver who moves between strategic planning and hands-on delivery with equal ease.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Science, General Studies, 3.97, Associate of Science, General Studies, 3.97 at Utah State University
Master of Information Systems Management, Management Information Systems, General, Master of Information Systems Management, Management Information Systems, General at Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business
Bachelor of Science (BS), Management Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (BS), Management Information Systems at Brigham Young University
English