# Torleif Nielsen

> Software Engineering as a force for good

Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/torleif

I'm a software engineer with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Web enabled software application development is my primary interest. I have work experience in fullstack web application development in EdTech, FinTech, and research data processing.

I enjoy collaborative efforts and have a history of mentorship and cross-functional success. I believe it's not enough to write well-structured code, the business and product must be well understood across the board. Engineering needs to be informed if not involved in every step of the process to deliver effective software solutions.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Change.org
Jan 2024 – Present | Remote

### Staff Software Engineer @ SmartBiz
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Tech leadership, software architecture design, event-driven software solutions, application programming design, project owner for core Loan Assist platform and solutions engineer for its dependents

### Senior Software Engineer @ SmartBiz
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Tech lead and part software architect for a team handling fullstack feature development across main product platform: Loan Assist, an in-house tool for automating underwriting and packaging of SBA & Term loans for small business owners.

### Software Engineer @ SmartBiz
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Web Programmer @ Distance Course Design & Consulting Group
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Honolulu
Full stack rails development on a project known as Hawaiian Assessment; a platform for creating, proctoring, and scoring standardized exams for Native Hawaiian immersion schools.
Lead feature development for Hawaiian Assessment, notably the proctoring, scoring, and student information data export features.
Provide technical consulting on projects implemented using PHP, WordPress, or Ruby on Rails.

### Service Coordinator/ACMT @ UH Bookstore
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
Troubleshooting hardware and software issues for customers with Macintosh computers, maintain a sales and repair database using FileMaker DBMS, maintain the website content for the department, and train prospective Apple Certified Macintosh Technicians.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
University of Hawaii at Manoa


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/torleifnielsen
- Website: https://www.torleif.io
- Website: https://github.com/torleif-nielsen

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Last updated: 2026-04-01