# Nick DeGroot

> Senior R&D Software Engineer @ Digs

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/nickdegroot

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Digs
Jan 2023 – Present | Vancouver, Washington, United States
* Architected and developed "Dollhouse" using Three.js, projecting 2D floorplans into 3D objects
* Improved AskDigs' RAG pipeline, decreasing average response latency from 10s to 2s
* Added new prediction capabilities (e.g. orientation) to open-source models, unlocking new use-cases with minimal investment
* Integrated AI predictions into takeoffs, allowing homebuilders to quickly estimate flooring quantities
* Used AWS & BentoML to deploy multiple computer vision models powering realtime and batched inferences
* Used Azure ML Studio & HuggingFace to train and fine-tune computer vision models
* Merged fixes for several upstream open-source libraries, including HuggingFace Transformers, Drei & Hasura

### Computer Vision Engineer Consultant @ Digs
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Vancouver, Washington, United States
* Developed and trained custom PyTorch image models to parse out key information in floor plans (rooms, structures, etc.)
* Designed Terraform configurations through CDKTF to spin up and manage cloud infrastructure with multiple providers
* Launched an internal analytics program with Metabase that non-engineers used to answer data questions

### T3 Software Engineer @ Streem
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Portland, Oregon
* Created patented algorithms around easing WebAR user interactions
* Translated company metrics into consumable data definitions in Looker
* Experimented with alpha WebAR technology for new company use cases
* Worked with cross-device mesh data as both a visualization and user-interaction tool
* Built out custom analytic databases for key customers

### T2 Software Engineer @ Streem
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Portland, Oregon

### Software Engineer Consultant @ Streem
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Portland, Oregon
* Created new use cases for the core web experience
* Overhauled analytics infrastructure and pipeline from generation to analysis
* Generated personalized usage reports for high-value customers
* Redesigned cross-platform augmented reality systems to sync 3D data (pose, world data, elements, etc.) across clients
* Developed Kotlin server endpoints to perform operations on a PostgreSQL database

### Software Engineer @ Streem
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Portland, Oregon
* Trained and deployed a custom attention-based OCR model to AWS.
* Deployed Kotlin REST API endpoints to perform operations on a PostgreSQL database.
* Worked on both native phone and web augmented reality experiences.
* Built continuous integration and continuous delivery solutions into the existing development workflow.

### Technical Team Developer @ Triton Engineering Student Council (TESC)
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | La Jolla, CA

### Intern @ Streem, Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Portland, Oregon
* Developed internal database management tools
* Discovered new sales leads and relevant information regarding their business


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in BS Data Science, BS Cognitive Science (Spec. in Neural Computing/Machine Learning)
UC San Diego

### High School Diploma
Lake Oswego Senior High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nickthegroot
- Website: https://nickthegroot.com/

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Last updated: 2026-03-22