Owner at Human Who Codes LLC
Principal Engineer | Open Source Maintainer | Author | Speaker
Joined Mar 2023
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Principal Engineer | Open Source Maintainer | Author | Speaker
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Hi, I’m Nicholas Zakas. I’ve been a software engineer since 2000, and I’ve worked at all kinds of companies from a tiny, bootstrapped startup to a multinational corporation. I’ve worked at companies in Massachusetts and California. I’ve worked on small teams and led distributed teams in multiple countries. I’ve worked as a consultant with multiple companies both on-site and remotely. I’ve been at a company that shut down completely and survived multiple rounds of layoffs at two other companies. I’ve been through two IPOs (one in Massachusetts, one in Silicon Valley). I’ve been an architect at two companies in Silicon Valley. I’ve published several well-reviewed programming books and spoken at software conferences around the world. I’ve started an open source project that has millions of daily downloads. I bring this wide range of experience with me into our conversations to not just explain how I approach things but to help find the approach that works best for you. I'm passionate about working with software engineers beyond the senior level to guide them through the sometimes confusing but always exciting upper levels of the individual contributor track. At this point, it stops being about the code you produce and more about how you interact with others. I've worked for years with these engineers, helping them grow and develop into technical leaders that earn the respect of their peers while delivering high-quality products.
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