Nik Stern
Senior Technical Curriculum Developer at Datadog
Oxnard, California, United States
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Top SchoolNik Stern is a Senior Technical Curriculum Developer with a decade of experience designing developer-focused learning and onboarding programs that bridge AI, multi-agent systems, Agile, and software engineering. He has built and embedded technical training at Datadog covering microservices, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability with OpenTelemetry and DogStatsD, and redesigned engineering onboarding to accelerate new hires. Previously he authored numerous Codecademy courses and university-level curricula, translating complex topics like DevOps, cloud foundations, and software design principles into practical, project-based learning. Nik combines hands-on engineering experience—React, Node.js, AWS serverless—with classroom pedagogy, having mentored dozens of student teams and authored hundreds of pages of course material. Based in Oxnard, CA, he co-founded inclusive education initiatives (LGBTQcademy and Neurodivergentcademy) that reflect a commitment to accessible tech learning beyond traditional classrooms.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Pasadena High SchoolMasters Computer Science, Masters Computer Science at California State University Channel Islands Extended UniversityBachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at California State University Channel Islands
Github Skills (17)
fundamentals10
javascript10
glossary10
creative-commons10
documentation10
datadog8
hugo7
cli7
observability6
ai-agent5
multi-agent1
distributed-systems1
robotics1
microservices1
ros1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
DataDog/triangle-demo-app
Mar 2025 - Jun 2025
A distributed system for real-time signal triangulation and location detection, built with modern microservices architecture.
Contributions:8 PRs, 14 pushes, 10 branches in 2 months
distributed-systemsmicroservices
sirocknick/ReactPractice
Apr 2021 - May 2021
Contributions:28 pushes, 1 branch in 27 days
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