# Nelson Pecora

> Principal Software Engineer, architecting and building content management systems

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/nelsonpecora

Guerilla ontologist and thoughtful software architect whose development ethos pulls in ideas from such disparate places as game design, culinary arts, Tufte, and theater.

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer @ Atlassian
Jan 2022 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area

### Principal Software Engineer @ Newsela
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States
• Continued to architect and guide the roadmap of Alexandria, Newsela’s content management system
• Onboarded and mentored software engineers, designers, and product managers
• Led long-term, cross-departmental initiatives with direct business impact

### Lead Web Applications Developer @ Newsela
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States
• Lead architect of Alexandria, Newsela’s content management system
• Designed a graph-based content model for educational materials
• Coordinated long-term roadmaps with multiple editorial and product stakeholders

### Senior Web Developer @ New York Magazine
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area
• Lead architect of Clay, New York Magazine’s Content Management System
• Managed open-source libraries with multiple internal and external corporate stakeholders
• Assisted in launching five brand verticals and numerous popup blogs

### Front-End Web Developer @ Bolster Corporation
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Greater New York City Area
• Employee number 5, in charge of front-end development
• Assisted with product development and roadmapping
• Built web sites and applications using AngularJS, LESS, and Grunt

### Web Developer @ Freelance
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 | Brooklyn, NY
• Built websites and applications using a variety of web technologies
• Worked on a combination of one-off projects, small business consulting, and medium-term contracts
• Assisted clients in New York, San Francisco, and Tokyo, including:

• Busker.fm 
• Credit Suisse
• Ology Media 
• Immupure
• Ringadoc 
• Whole Life Challenge
• Hudson Union 
• InSparq

### IT Consultant @ Freelance
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 | CA and NY
• Set up and supported corporate, small business, and home user networks and managed infrastructure deployments 
• Contracted with companies in California and New York, including:

• Kriterium, LLC 
• RIT Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation 
• Maestro Conference 
• Fast-Teks


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/npecora
- Website: http://yosho.me
- Website: http://keats.me

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Last updated: 2026-03-23