Nick Bender
Senior Engineering Manager at Wistia
Boise, Idaho, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Bender is a seasoned software engineering leader with 12 years of experience delivering high-quality products and durable systems. He currently serves as Senior Engineering Manager and Director of Software Engineering at Wistia, where he guides cross-functional teams to ship scalable web products and empower engineers to grow. His career spans leadership roles at MyLife, Huckleberry, IBM, A10 Networks, Bloc, and Uceem, with hands-on experience in API and web applications, cloud infrastructure, and release planning. Based in Boise, Idaho, he earned a BS in Computer Science from Boise State University and brings a disciplined, results-driven approach honed in the Navy and tech industries. He is known for leading by example and aligning technical initiatives with business impact, fostering growth in teams while managing large remote development efforts and complex project portfolios.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at Boise State University
Github Skills (48)
ember-addon9
nextjs9
browser9
eager-loading9
reactjs9
react9
compiler8
lazy-loading8
emberjs8
javascript8
hybrid8
static-site-generator7
typescript7
vercel7
version-control6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
nickbender/nickbender.io
Apr 2018 - Dec 2021
Personal site for a nerd
Contributions:15 PRs, 31 pushes, 10 branches in 3 years 8 months
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