Summary
Nicole Lee is a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building scalable backend systems and integrations across startups and enterprise environments. She’s led technical initiatives at payroll fintech Check—owning core Python/Django services that processed tens of thousands of payrolls and enabled multi-state filings—and architected high-throughput Node.js ingestion pipelines at Signpost that handled imprints for over 100 million contacts. A builder and community organizer, Nicole served as president of NYU ACM and Women in Computing and was the first Assistant Instructor of CS at NYU Abu Dhabi, reflecting a long-standing commitment to mentoring and knowledge-sharing. Comfortable across the stack, she has shipped ETL, API, and regulatory reporting systems while also shaping hiring and interview processes at early-stage companies. Known for a “show me the code” ethos, she blends hands-on craft with product impact and a knack for turning messy regulatory and data problems into auditable, production-ready solutions.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science at New York University
Montgomery High School
English, Spanish