Scott Nonnenberg
Software Engineer at signalapp
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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RockstarScott Nonnenberg is a pragmatic lead developer based in Seattle with two decades of engineering and product experience, currently shaping Signal Desktop as a cross-platform Electron app. He blends deep front-end expertise (TypeScript, React, Redux, Storybook) with back-end and architecture work, having modernized legacy apps and introduced server-rendering, performance audits, and automated testing across large teams. His background spans feature design and program management at Microsoft to customer-focused innovation at Nordstrom and founding a startup, giving him a rare mix of product empathy and operational rigor. Scott is also a hands-on trainer and mentor, having led React and Node.js upskilling engagements for organizations like the Social Security Administration and Ookla. He earned a Summa Cum Laude BS in Computer Science from Cal Poly and consistently prefers practical, test-first approaches that reduce risk during large migrations. An understated strength is his ability to translate cross-team misunderstandings into clear, implementable architecture and process improvements.
8 years of coding experience
Github Skills (46)
javascript10
electron10
appx10
electron-updater10
windows10
css10
v810
snap10
linux10
nsis10
deb10
squirrel10
muon10
typesafe10
pkg10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
scottnonnenberg-signal/node-sqlcipher
Jul 2018 - Feb 2020
Contributions:15 commits, 17 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 6 months
scottnonnenberg-signal/node-curve25519
Aug 2019 - Mar 2020
This is a binding to the curve25519-donna library for node.
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
nodejsdonnacurve25519binding
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