Patrick Nicklaus is a Senior QA Engineer with 10 years of experience leading quality programs for fast-moving startups, currently driving testing strategy at Cheddar Up after leading QA at Homebot and Fluid Truck. He blends hands-on automation and server-side development experience—from Go and Node work early in his career to building robust test suites—to help teams ship reliable products that scale. A former co-founder and “chief hacker” at Sigmend, he brings uncommon cross-disciplinary insight into how product quality intersects with human-centered missions like mental health and workplace wellbeing. Based in Denver, he pairs a background in communications and marketing with technical chops, making him effective at translating complex technical risk into actionable business decisions. Colleagues know him for a pragmatic, playful approach—part engineer, part storyteller—that keeps teams focused and engaged.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science English Language and Literature/Letters, Bachelor of Science English Language and Literature/Letters at Ball State University
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Patrick Nicklaus - Senior QA Engineer at Cheddar Up