Summary
Nikki Cornell is a versatile software engineer and coach with 10 years of experience building full-stack systems and leading cross-functional teams. At Digits she has progressed from engineer to program manager, compliance lead, and now coach, demonstrating a knack for translating technical work into clear processes and operational improvements. She brings hands-on expertise in performance testing and product delivery, with prior engineering roles at Sensu and Apple informing a disciplined approach to reliability and scale. A former collegiate volleyball and beach volleyball athlete, Nikki applies team-first leadership and competitive drive to mentoring engineers and driving projects to completion. Based in Town of Clarence, NY, she balances technical rigor with a collaborative, people-centered management style—and outside work she’s a dog mom and beach lover who keeps a playful, practical perspective on problem-solving.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Arizona
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at West Virginia University
English, c, c++, java, python