Nina Pavlich is a Staff Software Engineer with 12 years of full-stack experience, currently shaping product and engineering efforts at The New York Times from Portland, Oregon. She blends a design-first perspective with deep technical fluency across data schemas, APIs, backend workers, and user-facing applications to build resilient, simple systems that serve real editorial needs. Known for rapid prototyping and validated experimentation, she partners closely with product, design, and editorial teams to turn hypotheses into AB-tested features and scalable workflow tools for newsrooms. Nina has led cross-functional teams through complex legacy migrations and greenfield projects alike, applying iterative architecture and Agile delivery to balance organizational goals with technical constraints. Her background in digital arts and early creative development work gives her a practical edge in technical UX, enabling internal control systems and content editing platforms that feel native to users.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Digital Arts with Computer Science coursework, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Digital Arts with Computer Science coursework at University of Oregon
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Nina Pavlich - Staff Software Engineer at New York Times