# Nathan Farmer

> Senior Software Engineer II at Forma

Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/nathanfarmer

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer II @ Forma
Jan 2023 – Present | Arlington, Virginia, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Podium
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
• Built a React UI for a greenfield project that enables customers to create, send, and view estimates, increasing GPV by $7.1M
• Led multiple projects for a team of 6 engineers, involving researching potential approaches, architecting a solution, collaborating with third parties and internal stakeholders, planning implementation, and leading development
• Created a GraphQL API that allows customers to manage and track disputes in-app
• Crafted a customer-facing payments homepage using the ChakraUI accessible component library
• Advocated for and established frontend working group of 8 engineers focused on tackling tech debt, implementing best practices, and defining patterns for the organization
• Developed a monthly statement feature powered by a new Elixir microservice, enabling customers to view and reconcile records of their monthly earnings and associated fees
• Mentored a junior engineer by conducting bi-weekly meetings to support and guide their progression to becoming a senior engineer

### Senior Software Engineer @ Capital One
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
• Led a team of 5 in the cross-platform integration of the credit card application platform (React) and the credit card servicing platform (Angular) resulting in a $119MM/year net present value increase

### Software Engineer @ Capital One
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | McLean, VA
• Developed a new capability that integrated with multiple internal APIs to collect and process customer data, allowing existing customers to apply for a new line of credit within the servicing web app
• Collaborated across three teams to Dockerize the local development environment, boosting developer productivity and mitigating effects of environment downtime for over 20 development teams
• Created a dual-channel (web & mobile) Spring Boot microservice to retrieve merchant receipts that provide customers with details about transactions to aid in reducing false fraud claims
• Applied and was selected as a reviewer who approves community-wide pull requests and ensures code quality, maintainability, and adherence to platform standards
• Pioneered implementation of dynamic components, such as drag and drop, within our Angular app

### Associate Software Engineer @ Capital One
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | McLean, VA
• Contributed new Angular features such as sorting, one-click user experiences, and feature searching to the platform for credit card servicing
• Launched A/B testing within the card digital servicing organization by using Adobe Target to experiment with various user experiences
• Wrote Cucumber automation tests to achieve full testing automation for the platform

### Technology Development Intern @ Capital One
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | McLean, VA

### Cancer Research Training Awardee @ National Cancer Institute
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Frederick, MD
• Conducted cancer research and various experiments to help contribute to the project of making an expression vector for a B16 melanoma
• Attended weekly journal review meetings and scientific lectures


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science
University of Virginia
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nathan-farmer

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Last updated: 2026-03-22