# Nick Chouard > Software Engineer Location: Denver, Colorado, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nickchouard Software developer, excellent team member, and driven learner with a passion for solving interesting, relevant problems. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Trace8 Jan 2024 – Present | Denver, Colorado, United States Architected and led development of a sophisticated subscription document generation system, integrating DocuSign e-signature capabilities with a dynamic, configurable templating engine that enables customizable client-facing forms. Collaborated with a mathematician to implement a financial pacing model, building a Python-based microservice that provides predictive analytics and modeling capabilities for private investment portfolio management. Enhanced and optimized CSV data import infrastructure, improving data validation and error handling. Championed adoption of AI-native development practices across the engineering team, introducing AI-assisted coding workflows and establishing best practices that accelerated feature delivery and code quality. ### Senior Software Engineer @ Built Technologies Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 Served as technical lead for the contractor integrations team, partnering with product leadership to architect scalable integration solutions for the construction finance platform. Delivered integrations that enabled client onboarding and payment workflows. Owned the complete integration lifecycle from requirements gathering through implementation, authoring detailed technical specifications that accelerated development velocity and ensured alignment across cross-functional teams. Designed and implemented robust GraphQL and REST APIs using TypeScript, establishing API design patterns adopted across the engineering organization. Collaborated with customers, designers, product managers, and engineers to define product roadmaps and prioritize integration development based on market demand and strategic value. Mentored junior engineers through pair programming, code reviews, and technical guidance, fostering a culture of continuous learning. Led organization-wide knowledge sharing sessions on architectural patterns and integration best practices. Participated in technical interviewing and onboarding processes, helping scale the integrations team and establish engineering standards. ### Software Engineer @ Built Technologies Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States Built production-grade data pipelines using Python and Luigi to orchestrate the transformation and migration of banking transaction records from Built's core platform, ensuring data integrity and compliance requirements. Developed a comprehensive Sage 300 ERP integration for construction clients, leveraging FastAPI, Python, MySQL, AWS SQS, and Lambda to create a resilient, event-driven integration architecture that automated financial workflows. ### Full Stack Developer @ Watershed Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Franklin, Tennessee Developing the core product of Watershed's learning analytics platform; adding features, fixing bugs, and improving the performance and scalability of the software. Day to day involves working with Java, JavaScript, Elasticsearch, and MySQL. ### Software Developer @ M Global Services Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 Developed a proof of concept application for an IT maintenance company to manage their customer’s assets. The stack included a PostgreSQL database, a Django/GraphQL backend, and a React frontend. Features included user authentication and management, CRUD actions for all the objects, and importing/exporting data. ### Software Developer @ Hack Audio, LLC. Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Nashville, TN Assisted in extending the Flask REST API for a mobile app that allows users to record two-way calls. Implemented Stripe payments and mobile verification, and fixed previous bugs in the codebase. ### Application Services Intern @ HCA Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Nashville, Tennessee ### Programming Tutor @ Belmont University Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Nashville, TN I tutor students in various programming classes using Java. In addition to teaching proper syntax and semantic understanding, I guide students in developing good study habits. ### Production Intern @ Britt Festivals Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 Office work: Created spreadsheets of ticket sales; advanced bands; assisted with editing contracts. Stage work: Load-in and load-out of bands, assisting with setting up stage (speakers, monitors, stage risers, sound console); ran lights; assisted with mixing shows. ## Education ### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science Belmont University Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 ### Bachelor's Degree in Music Business and Entertainment Industries University of Miami Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 ### High School Diploma Ashland High School Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nickchouard --- Source: https://flows.cv/nickchouard JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nickchouard/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22