# Nick V.

> Software Engineer @ Brightwave | Backend Developer | Building multi-agent systems

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

I am a backend Software Engineer based in Brooklyn, New York, building multi agent systems

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Brightwave
Jan 2025 – Present

### Senior Staff Software Engineer, Browser AI & Web3 @ Brave
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
I lead backend development for Leo, Brave Browser's built-in AI assistant. I develop an AI chat server using Python and FastAPI, utilizing RAG to integrate real-time search and news results for contextually enriched, up-to-date responses. I also deploy and manage open-source LLMs, such as Llama 3 and Mixtral 8x7B, on Kubernetes using vLLM.

### Staff Software Engineer, Browser AI & Web3 @ Brave
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
I delivered major features for the Web3 and Browser AI teams, contributing to both the Chromium-based browser in C++ (shipped to over 80 million users), and backend services in Golang and Python.

### Senior Software Engineer, Web3 @ Brave
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
I developed core features for Brave Browser's built-in crypto wallet, including NFT support, hardware wallet integration, and user asset discovery using C++. I also led the development of backend APIs in Golang, providing crypto market data to the wallet

### Senior Software Engineer, Antifraud @ Brave
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022
I led a team of 5 engineers in designing and implementing a rules-based classification framework in Python/SQL, preventing $100M in fraud over two years. I built data pipelines using Python and Kafka to consolidate tens of billions of records from 8 Postgres instances into a centralized Redshift data warehouse, enabling holistic analysis.

### Software Engineer, Creators @ Brave
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
I developed features for creators.brave.com, a Ruby on Rails application that enables content creators to receive cryptocurrency contributions.  I implemented a referral program that grew Brave's user-base by an estimated 4 million users.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Computer Science
Wesleyan University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017

### Sidwell Friends School
Jan 2003 – Jan 2013


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nvonpentz
- Website: http://www.nickvonpentz.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/nvonpentz

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Last updated: 2026-04-01