Nicole Carpenter
Software Engineering Team Lead at Fidelity Life
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolNicole Carpenter is a seasoned software engineering team lead and delivery manager with 11 years of experience building maintainable web applications and guiding high-performing teams. Currently leading engineering at Fidelity Life after eight years as a principal Ruby developer at 8th Light, she pairs hands-on integration work (DocuSign, TrustCommerce, microservice docs) with a strong track record of delivering on time and improving internal processes. Nicole excels at mentoring and team cohesion—organizing public speaker series, internal conferences, and informal events to build community and learning. Her background in the Marine Corps as an Arabic linguist and ongoing volunteer work mentoring veterans demonstrate leadership, discipline, and a commitment to service beyond engineering. With a degree in Management Information Systems and formal web development training, she bridges technical craftsmanship and strategic decision-making. Based in Chicago, she brings a pragmatic, people-first approach to driving measurable delivery and cultural impact.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development, Web Development at Dev BootcampBachelor's degree Management Information Systems General, Bachelor's degree Management Information Systems General at Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAssociate of Science (AS) Business Administration and Management General, Associate of Science (AS) Business Administration and Management General at J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeAssociate of Arts (AA) Arabic Language and Literature, Associate of Arts (AA) Arabic Language and Literature at Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
English, Arabic, Spanish
Github Skills (20)
tac6
networked5
console-application3
swift-package3
react3
ruby2
console2
javascript2
swift2
uno2
rspec1
machine-learning1
typescript1
rails1
swift-package-manager1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
NicoleCarpenter/nicolecarpenter.github.io
Nov 2015 - Dec 2016
Contributions:194 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
NicoleCarpenter/reviewr
Oct 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:67 PRs, 76 pushes, 60 branches in 1 month
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