Software Engineer

Nicholas Newman

Building elegant solutions with modern technologies. Passionate about clean code and great user experiences.

Introduction

About Me

A glimpse into who I am and what drives me

I’m a software engineer based in Toronto with a background in computer science and a strong focus on frontend and product-driven development. I enjoy building systems that feel intuitive to use but are thoughtfully designed under the hood. Outside of work, I’m currently learning Polish and building Polingu, a language learning website aimed at making Polish grammar and declensions easier to understand through structured practice and spaced repetition. It’s a passion project that blends my interest in language learning with my love for building useful tools. I care deeply about clean architecture, problem-solving, and building things that actually help people—not just technically, but practically.

Career

Experience

My professional journey and the impact I've made

Senior Software Engineer

Current

EAB·Jun 2022 — Present

Led end-to-end delivery of key product initiatives across requirements gathering, technical design, and implementation for my.appily.com, a consumer web platform matching high-school students with colleges
Architected and built a flexible React-based JIT widget system enabling admins to dynamically configure data-collection experiences based on user behavior, significantly increasing targeted field completion without code releases
Redesigned the mega match outreach carousel, the primary homepage conversion surface, leading to a 30% increase in engagement with revenue-generating college recommendations
Led an application-wide migration of unit tests from Enzyme to React Testing Library, modernizing the frontend testing strategy and establishing maintainable, user-focused testing standards
Served as the technical owner for complex initiatives, producing architecture diagrams, breaking epics into actionable tickets, and mentoring teammates through implementation
Collaborated across multiple engineering teams to deliver Appily Pass, enabling seamless registration handoff between the Virtual Tour platform and Appily
Took ownership of application infrastructure and deployment systems across AWS and Kubernetes, using Terraform to manage infrastructure as code and support reliable, scalable production environments

React

TypeScript

Material UI

Java

Kotlin

SpringBoot

MySQL

GitLab

AWS

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

🏆 Achievements

Honor Society

For exceptional problem solving and communication skills

Diva Award

For exceptional partner college impact

Software Engineer

Your Fuse Inc.·Jul 2021 — Jun 2022

Built and maintained a React CRM platform, developing reusable frontend components and shared libraries used across multiple client implementations
Reduced Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) by 19% by optimizing image delivery and asset sizing
Integrated with Firebase for application data storage and management, supporting core CRM functionality and responsive user experiences

React

TypeScript

Material UI

Firebase

Redux

Portfolio