Nik Stern
Senior Technical Curriculum Developer at Codecademy
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 (18)
fundamentals10
javascript10
glossary10
creative-commons10
documentation10
datadog8
hugo8
plane1
multi-agent1
agent-framework1
surf1
robotics1
autonomous-robots1
ros1
operating-system1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
sirocknick/ReactPractice
Apr 2021 - May 2021
Contributions:28 pushes, 1 branch in 27 days
DataDog/triangle-demo-app
Mar 2025 - Apr 2025
A distributed system for real-time signal triangulation and location detection, built with modern microservices architecture.
Contributions:8 PRs, 8 pushes, 9 branches in 2 days
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