About Me

Hi there!

I'm Nathan Pickard, a software engineer based in Portland, OR!

With 6+ years of experience, I focus on building feature-rich, cutting-edge web and software solutions that bridge the gap between complex architecture and seamless user experiences.

Career Highlights

• Fintech at scale: I spent several years deep in the fintech world, building the kinds of interfaces that real people use to manage their finances. The work was technically sophistcated, where I used Angular, React, and Vue across a 2M+ user platform. My impact resulted in: 23% higher conversion rates, 18% better retention, and a company milestone of $200M in originations.

• Shipping features that moved the needle: One of the most satisfying parts of my time with Kellton was owning offer and refinancing flows end-to-end, building the kind of features that sit right at the heart of a lending product. Getting those right, across a multi-framework codebase at production scale, required both technical precision and a clear understanding of what customers actually needed.

• Recognized for quality, not just output: The products I helped ship earned top marks in J.D. Power's 2025 and 2024 US Consumer Lending Satisfaction study. That kind of recognition matters to me and makes my engineering work that much more meaningful. It means the work held up not just technically, but in the hands of actual customers.

• Built for the Portland startup scene: Before fintech, I cut my teeth on scrappier teams. At Lazarus Naturals I helped modernize their e-commerce experience and launched their first native app, which moved sales up 24%. At Mental Health Match, I worked closely with the founding team to rebuild a platform serving people in real need by improving load times by 28% and helping grow therapist onboarding by 31% in the first three months after relaunch.

My Technical Toolkit

I specialize in the JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem. I enjoy working across the full stack to build responsive, accessible, and high-performance applications.

Community

I'm an active participant in Portland-area tech conferences, software engineering meetups, and hackathons focused on AI and modern web technologies.