# Nick Staggs > Senior Software Engineer | ex-Toast Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nickstaggs I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable, cloud-native systems and modern web applications. I specialize in Node, Kotlin, and .NET on the backend, React on the frontend, and delivering full-stack solutions on AWS and Azure. Over the years, I've led teams, interfaced directly with stakeholders including the U.S. Department of Defense, and driven initiatives that significantly improved system performance and operational efficiency — including cutting onboarding time by 50% at Toast. I’m passionate about clean architecture, event-driven systems, and mentoring engineers. Outside of work, I enjoy building side projects like CLI tools and data visualizations. Always open to discussing challenging problems, technical strategy, and opportunities to build the future. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Stord Jan 2026 – Present ### Senior Software Engineer @ Toast Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 Led architecture and delivery of data visualization dashboards to benchmark onboarding success metrics, enabling leadership to identify bottlenecks and optimize process alignment across teams. Spearheaded initiative to streamline third-party integration workflows, resulting in a 53% reduction in go-live time and 50% decrease in support tickets, directly improving restaurant onboarding efficiency. Acted as Security Champion for the team, leading security reviews and implementing integration-specific safeguards for third-party systems. Designed and implemented scalable backend services in Kotlin and modern frontend interfaces in React, deployed to a cloud-native environment. ### Senior Software Engineer @ MURAL Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Remote Designed and implemented a webhooks platform to enable real-time integrations between MURAL and external tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams, enhancing collaborative workflows for enterprise users. Built scalable, event-driven services using Node.js, TypeScript, Docker, Redis, and MongoDB; contributed to internal observability and system reliability through structured logging and performance metrics. ### Senior Software Developer @ Andromeda Systems Incorporated Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Orange Park, FL Led a team of 5 engineers in the design and delivery of a cloud-based aircraft part inventory tracking system for the U.S. Department of Defense, ensuring compliance with security and reliability standards. Acted as the primary technical liaison with DoD stakeholders, translating mission requirements into deliverable architecture and feature roadmaps. Built and maintained internal shared UI libraries to standardize branding and UX across outward-facing DoD applications. Architected and implemented backend services in .NET Core and frontend interfaces in Angular/TypeScript, delivering a secure, user-friendly platform used across multiple military logistics units. ### Mentor @ Thinkful Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 Mentored over 20 students in Thinkful’s full stack web development curriculum, covering JavaScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, React, HTML/CSS, and computer science fundamentals. Conducted weekly 1:1 sessions focused on problem-solving, debugging techniques, and career readiness, helping students transition into software engineering roles at startups and mid-sized tech companies. Reinforced foundational concepts through paired programming and project-based learning; provided code reviews, architectural guidance, and best practices around testing and deployment. ### Software Engineer II @ Acosta Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Jacksonville, Florida Area Contributed to the transformation of a monolithic retail execution platform into a modern microservices architecture using Azure Functions, CosmosDB, and serverless patterns. Built and deployed frontend prototypes using Vue.js and assisted in modernizing legacy systems. ### Software Engineer I @ Acosta Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Jacksonville, Florida Area Developed core features for a full-stack field data collection app using .NET MVC 4, WCF services, and jQuery. Created proof-of-concept cross-platform mobile applications with Xamarin, demonstrating improved data entry workflows for field representatives. ### IT Associate Developer @ GuideWell Source Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Jacksonville, Florida Area Developed modern web frontends and Java-based file transfer services during contract role. ### ISS Intern @ Orange County Government Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 Developed SQL queries for business operations, and provided support for Oracle's Customer Care and Billing. ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science University of Central Florida Jan 2011 – Jan 2016 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nickstaggs - Website: http://www.nickstaggs.com - GitHub: https://github.com/nickstaggs --- Source: https://flows.cv/nickstaggs JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nickstaggs/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22