# Nate Tessman > Staff Software Engineer @ Capsule Location: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/natetessman I am not a robot. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Capsule Jan 2025 – Present | Los Angeles, California, United States ### Senior Software Engineer @ Capsule Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Los Angeles, California, United States ### Software Development Engineer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS) Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Los Angeles, California, United States • Implemented the AWS Verified Access browser extension utilizing a TypeScript + Node.js build chain, ensuring seamless usage with device-based zero-trust customers. • Established and documented robust best practices for the browser extension's Node.js-based packaging and deployment, including localization support. • Additionally designed, developed, and deployed a globally scaled back-end PaaS infrastructure in Rust for robust communication with the browser extension. • Quickly learned new languages and software to stay on top of evolving requirements. • Collaborated with team members for seamless integration with other components. • Led configuration design for the service's main Envoy Proxy backbone, optimizing performance and reliability. ### Senior Software Developer @ Pixalate Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Culver City, CA • Reimplemented primary data ingestion API seeing over 12 billion hits per month to use lean Node.js and Nginx, for compute savings of at least 60% per month and increased reliability and monitoring capability. • Designed and implemented Node.js based tooling for regression testing of analytics script components at scale for improved debugging and diagnostics across a variety of desktop and mobile devices. • Built internal Android and iOS apps for smoother developer testing for compliance with MRC digital metrics accreditation, shaving weeks off the accreditation process and saving thousands in legal costs. • Provided comprehensive customer integration support through the analysis of millions of customer data points. • Refactored Angular-based customer-facing dashboard to achieve 200% speed-ups in page load and interaction responsiveness. ### Tools Programmer @ SK Studios Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 • Revamped the editor portion of the asset to smooth out the installation and setup process. • Conceptualized and implemented new UI/UX to blend seamlessly with the native Unity Editor. • Greatly increased customers’ ability to get started without support. • Increased the appeal of the asset to customers by creating a professional look and feel to the editor UI. • Reviewed the pre-existing codebase and refactored it for increased clarity and resiliency to future development. ### Web Developer @ Pixalate Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 • Operated as a solo front-end developer in a fast-paced startup environment utilizing Node.js for front-end web design. • Collaborated with the CEO to implement the MVP for a novel analytics platform, the release of which facilitated a significant increase in revenue and notoriety for the young company. • Designed intuitive and powerful UI filter components for use in the primary offering by the company, allowing customers to better explore their data. ## Education ### Master of Business Administration - MBA in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Pepperdine Graziadio Business School Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Business Administration and Management, General Pepperdine Graziadio Business School Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nate-tessman - Website: https://twitter.com/madgvox - Website: https://madgvox.itch.io --- Source: https://flows.cv/natetessman JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/natetessman/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22