# Nicholas Boylan > Principal Software Engineer at Fidelity Investments Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nicholasboylan I am a technical leader who specializes in backend development, driving clarity and leading others to solve complex problems in a collaborative environment. ## Work Experience ### Principal Software Engineer @ Fidelity Investments Jan 2023 – Present | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States • Member of FCAT, the internal emerging technologies incubator of Fidelity Investments. • Successfully converted-to-permanent as L6 engineer (Principal SE). • Primary responsibility: ownership of the Customer-Accounts API, a key component of the Node.js microservices ecosystem powering cryptocurrency & equities trading platforms: - User base grew 470+% from July ‘23 to Feb‘25 - Backend: Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript), MongoDB, Mongoose, Kafka - Infrastructure: AWS, Jenkins • Spearheading the utilization of Fidelity's internal LLM tooling to streamline the software development process, facilitating a reduction in feature delivery timeline of 50+% (~6 to ~3 weeks) Autonomous Project Delivery • Orchestrate and implement features end-to-end, including timeline projection, KPI selection, deployment, and coordination with Product/QA to ensure alignment on evolving business needs. Two key projects led to date: 1. Account Restrictions Summarization - Support the ability to concurrently update any active account (200k+) based on the shifting cryptocurrency regulatory landscape. Complex data requirements included managing multiple data sinks, including conditional updates to MongoDB collections, Kafka topic publication, & Elasticsearch re-indexing. 2. Cryptocurrency Wallet Address Cancellation - Allow customers to deactivate wallet addresses. Built a vertical facilitating the interaction between external customers & multiple internal business units that manage the cryptocurrency assets (i.e., “own the keys”). On-Call Production Support • Principal engineer (L6) responsible for managing on-call prod support (~12am-4am ET). • Crafted thorough rollout plans & coordinated interaction between Engineering, DBAs, Product, & Prod Support to ensure seamless execution of monthly installs & corresponding validation Data Engineering • The ability to swiftly craft ad-hoc scripts to support data analysis in regards to troubleshooting or testing is mission-critical. ### Founding Engineer @ Awarded Software Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States • Awarded Software is a pre-seed startup that provides a CRM-type solution to universities for managing the scholarship awarding process. • Primary responsibility was the successful delivery of a shippable-MVP: - Frontend: Next.js - Backend: FastAPI, GraphQL - Infrastructure: Render.io, AWS • Extensively utilized ChatGPT to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical problems. In particular, AI tooling allowed for my swift and effective implementation of a Python FastAPI microservice with GraphQL, a largely unfamiliar stack. • Successfully managed the architecture, implementation, and delivery of multiple large-scale projects from UI to deployment. Two most impactful: 1. Eligibility Matching Engine: Python FastAPI microservice responsible for computing scholarship eligibility for current & prospective students, the core framework enabling the proprietary awarding process. 2. Manual Communications: Python FastAPI microservice handling SMS message and email publishing to various stakeholders (e.g., scholarship recipients, application reviewers), ### Senior Software Engineer @ Button Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States • Button is an enterprise-grade, mobile e-commerce platform. • Member of Post-tap, the team responsible for driving incremental revenue for brands via SMS app routing and linking into apps from affiliate partnerships. • Primary responsibility was the development and maintenance of a complex microservices architecture, working in over 30 separate APIs mostly built with Node.js/TypeScript, JavaScript, and Python. • Architected and managed the effort to build an entirely new type of “collection” marketing campaign, Direct Subscriber Capture (DSC), driving an increase in DSC subscribers of over 600% MoM for Sam’s Club, one of the Button’s largest clients. Required to wear “multiple hats”. Button had no explicitly denoted teams (ie. Quality Assurance, Data Science, Backend, Frontend). Senior engineers were expected to understand & manage the whole scope of their projects for the entire SDLC: • Frontend: Updating an antiquated SDK or internal dashboard was part of the job description. • Backend: Contributed entirely new feature sets to various microservices in a polyglot microservices ecosystem (TypeScript, JavaScript, Python) • Data Engineering: Needed to be comfortable deriving client-requested insights from terabyte-sized datasets in Google BigQuery. • Quality Assurance: Whether pulling 3TB of SMS data for an ad-hoc client data analysis request, testing new SDK functionality, or troubleshooting strange EC2 behavior in the staging environment, seniors were their own QA. • DevOps/Platform: All Senior developers were responsible for managing resources in AWS where Button runs multiple ECS clusters across several regions. ### Software Engineer @ Tradeweb Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States • Member of Node.js Architecture team, a firm-wide initiative to build out a Node.js middle-tier application layer to replace legacy infrastructure • Primary responsibility was an order management system: an event-driven, microservices architecture API that manages the exchange of trading data between the various internal platforms and legacy C++ applications. • Spearheaded building an Angular SPA for internal management of trading sessions • Managed the integration of a consultant-built platform for automating ad-serving across all client-facing applications within Tradeweb’s infrastructure • Oversaw the CI/CD process for multiple Node.js/Typescript applications across all hosted, on-prem Docker Swarm environments from dev → prod ### Software Engineer @ Cedrus Digital Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater New York City Area • Cedrus Digital: software consultancy firm • Managed various AWS services, such as DynamoDB, Lambda, & EC2, to direct client migration from on-premises to the cloud. • Helped architect and implement a streaming serverless ETL solution for data re-modeling effort. • Contributed to multiple Node.js (w/ Typescript) microservices and their respective test suites. • Optimized state management in Angular SPAs using RxJS and state-in-service pattern. • Built out corresponding test suite for all state-in-service optimization using Jasmine and Karma. ### Junior Full Stack Engineer @ Barstool Sports Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area • Barstool Sports: sports & pop culture media platform • Made daily pushes to production for www.barstoolsports.com (5 MM unique users/month) with PRs concerning everything from new features to bug fixes • Built responsive UI features for main site, including a Twitter vertical for social engagement & Topics dropdown with corresponding dynamic feed page • Leveraged React & MobX for a modularized single-page application and durable, well-organized state • Architected and constructed an ad-ops solution for the One Bite app’s in-house web platform • Contributed to the user sign-up flow test suite for the One Bite app (integration & unit tests) JavaScript (ES6+) React (w/ MobX) Node.js & Express.js MongoDB (w/ Mongoose) & MySQL ### Software Engineering Immersive @ Hack Reactor Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area ### Business Development Fellowship @ Expanish Spanish School Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina Worked in the Business Development department. My primary assignment was to further the expansion of faculty-led programs in five Latin-American countries: Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, & Cuba. • Research public transportation conditions in selected cities & develop thorough breakdowns for presentation to the general director • Assist team with web design for the new faculty-led program website • Aggregate & analyze data on current faculty-led programs within the aforementioned nations • Develop unique pilot faculty-led programs for the international launch ### Account Executive @ Allscope Direct Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 • Managed & Developed Direct Marketing Campaigns: Established and optimized media campaigns for future and existing clients • Client Interfacing: Organized and led daily, weekly, and as-needed interaction with clients to report campaign results via written reports, conference calls, or client-dictated form • Generated New Business: Worked directly with, and reported to, Allscope Direct's account management team in order to garner prospective clients. Relevant responsibilities included responding to RFPs from potential advertisers, creating & writing credential "decks", and participating in client pitches/presentations ### Strategist @ Pathway Group LLC Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | New York, New York Clients Handled: Cigna-Healthspring (Brand, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid) ### Assistant Strategist, Direct Marketing @ Pathway Group LLC Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | New York, New York • Worked with team to provide clients with the most cost-efficient media plan recommendation in order that their particular goals may be achieved • Gathered and prepared pertinent information for media plan development, account stewardship and reporting • Collected data for weekly performance analysis • Utilized a multiplicity of media types to attain aforementioned objectives including: TV, Radio, Magazines, Newspapers, Direct Mail, Email, Out of Home, Place-Based Media, Online Display, Search, FSI, and other Alternative Media Clients Handled: • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Tennessee • Geisinger • Cigna - Healthspring (Medicare Advantage, Medicaid) ### Customer Experience Intern @ Retail Solutions Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 • RSi provides software-as-a-service products for data management, business intelligence, and point-of-sale applications • Grounded in project management, providing functional support for inquiries related to RSi products • Researched customer insights and managed customer relationships for Fortune 500 vendors • Assisted customers with integrating Excel reports into RSi products and managing their user profiles ## Education ### Software Engineering Immersive Hack Reactor ### Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government, Minor: Finance Providence College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/npboylan --- Source: https://flows.cv/nicholasboylan JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nicholasboylan/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23