Richard Nelson

Engineering Manager

New York, New York, United States18 yrs 1 mo experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Experienced in leading engineering teams and projects.
Strong background in machine learning and software engineering.
Proven track record in web and mobile application development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech expert with a focus on engineering management and software development.

Contact

richard.nelson@doordash.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Machine LearningEngineering ManagementSoftware EngineeringMicroservicesFull-stack DevelopmentContinuous DeliveryWeb DevelopmentE-commerceGame DevelopmentMobile Development

Other Skills

3D Modeling3D Studio MaxAJAXAWS LambdaAlgorithmsAndroid DevelopmentAngularAnsibleBack-end DevelopmentBackboneBackbone.jsBackup & Recovery SystemsBootstrapC#C++

About

◦ https://richardfnelson.com

Experience

18 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

2 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

5 mos

Current Experience

Doordash

Engineering Manager

Jan 2026 – Present · 5 mos

Amazon

Software Development Manager

Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr

Spotify

Engineering Manager II

Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 · 3 yrs

Major league baseball

Sr. Engineering Manager, Machine Learning

Apr 2019 – Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Greater New York City Area

Georgia institute of technology

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Jun 2018 – May 2019 · 11 mos

◦ TA for Reinforcement Learning (CS7642)

Maxmyinterest

VP of Engineering

Apr 2018 – Apr 2019 · 1 yr

Vroom

2 roles

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr · Greater New York City Area

◦ Lead multiple teams using Google Cloud Platform to build data-driven microservices and machine learning solutions
◦ Transition the engineering organization to a Scrum process to improve efficiency and reliability
◦ Actively coach the professional development of fellow engineers from junior to senior levels through one-on-ones and code reviews
◦ Maintain Vroom's approach to DevOps using continuous integration with CircleCI, IaC with Terraform, containerization with Docker, and Stackdriver for monitoring/logging

Google Cloud PlatformScrumDevOpsContinuous IntegrationTerraformDocker+2

Software Engineer

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr · Greater New York City Area

◦ Develop distributed high-availability microservices using Node.js, Ruby, Python, and Go
◦ Manage deployment with Docker / Kubernetes / Google Cloud / AWS Lambda
◦ Utilize IronMQ, RabbitMQ, Amazon SQS, Google Pub/Sub and other message queuing services
◦ Work with NoSQL technologies - RethinkDB, MongoDB, CouchDB, and Cassandra
◦ Deliver high quality software in a fast paced, iterative, and agile environment
◦ Automate testing/builds and other engineering best practices

Node.jsRubyPythonGoDockerKubernetes+9

The new york times

Software Engineer

Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 · 0 mo

◦ Use PHP, JavaScript, Backbone.js, and Underscore to create innovative full-stack workflows
◦ Make delivery pipeline more efficient by using Docker and Vagrant
◦ Implement CD/CI strategies using tools like Jenkins, Artifactory and Ansible
◦ Facilitate the switch from on-prem mainframe solutions to using Google Cloud Platform

PHPJavaScriptBackbone.jsDockerVagrantJenkins+3

Bespoke post

Software Engineer

Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 · 0 mo · Greater New York City Area

◦ Maintain Rails/Angular/Heroku e-commerce webapp and update company style guide
◦ Create primary technical documentation and expand testing suite
◦ Bring new features from planning stages to production-ready, carefully tested code
◦ Improve scalability by optimizing back-end APIs and expanding test coverage

RailsAngularHerokuWeb DevelopmentE-commerce

Joystick interactive

Software Developer

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr · Greater New York City Area

◦ Lead developer of HBO’s GameOfThrones.com fan site redesign with PHP/Backbone
◦ Created the Drumpfinator Chrome extension, featured on Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver
◦ iOS photobooth app for Burberry’s flagship store, as featured in The Telegraph
◦ Develop full-stack web apps and desktop software using JavaScript, C#, Rails, SQL/NoSQL
◦ Create native mobile apps using Swift for iOS and Java for Android
◦ Design and develop casual games in HTML5, Unity3D, and mobile platforms

PHPBackboneJavaScriptWeb DevelopmentGame Development

Self-employed

Freelance Web Developer

Jan 2008 – Jan 2015 · 7 yrs · New York, NY

◦ Design/develop dynamic websites for businesses using Backbone, Angular, Rails and WordPress
◦ Create modern native mobile applications for iOS and Android
◦ Plan, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs based upon SQL and NoSQL databases
◦ Architect monolithic solutions as well as service-oriented systems
◦ Integrate closely with in-house Agile development teams

BackboneAngularRailsWordPressWeb DevelopmentMobile Development