Nicholas Tao
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Hey, I'm Nicholas

I'm a software engineer based in New York City, currently working on some exciting stuff I can't talk about just yet. I recently graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Computer Science, where I did six internships at some really cool tech companies, building everything from developer tools to crypto payment systems.

During my internships, I

  • shipped audit logs and built some really useful hooks at Cockroach Labs
  • built crypto payment systems at ETHGlobal
  • shipped 1-on-1 tutoring features at Outschool
  • optimized data queries and analytics at Kiavi
  • built developer tools to speed up mobile development at Wealthsimple
  • shipped growth features at Faire

Outside of work, I like building things that scratch my own itch—from Wave Chat, which helped university students meet people during online classes, to ApplyAI, which automates job applications, to Lynz, which tracked grocery store crowds during the pandemic. You can see more of my projects here.

I've been documenting my entire tech journey on my YouTube channel since 2020—from figuring out university to landing internships, to the real lessons learned as I navigate the industry, now with 165k subscribers and 21 million views.

In my free time, you can find me

  • 🏸 playing badminton
  • 👨‍🍳 trying new recipes
  • 🗽 dilly dallying around NYC
  • ▶️ making YouTube videos

Always happy to meet new people and hear about what you're working on. Let's chat!