Summary
Nyein Aung is a Full Stack Engineer based in San Francisco with eight years of hands-on experience building backend and full-stack systems using Python, Django, C++, Node, Docker, and Kubernetes. Currently at Niantic, he brings production experience from game and media projects—having contributed backend work for Niantic’s BDI project Ancients and full-stack apps at Gameheads. Comfortable across infrastructure and application layers, he blends SRE-minded tooling with product-facing features and a history of leading small teams and projects. A quick learner who earned the nickname "Ninja," he accelerates onboarding and delivery in fast-moving environments, whether iterating on APIs or containerized deployments. Passionate about teaching and community uplift through tech, he pairs technical depth with an appetite for mentorship and collaboration. Outside work he’s an avid rock climber, a detail that underscores his preference for iterative, high-focus problem solving.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Junior, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Junior at Dominican University of California
Java Web Application Development, Java Web Application Development at Tech Elevator
Swift, Computer Programming, Specific Applications, Swift, Computer Programming, Specific Applications at Make School
Burmese, Japanese, English