About

Nathan Frankel is a highly experienced Senior Software Engineer with over 21 years of relevant experience in the industry. He currently works at Grove Collaborative, where he serves as a Full Stack Python/React software engineer. Nathan has a diverse skill set that includes expertise in Django, microservices, continuous integration, automated acceptance testing, ElasticSearch setup and optimization, page speed improvements, SEO optimization, ETL data pipeline jobs, and conducting technical interviews. Before joining Grove Collaborative, Nathan worked at Prezi as a Software Engineer. There, he served as a full-stack developer focusing on Django microservices and React frontend. He was also the project lead on a variety of projects, including research, setup, and configuration of ElasticSearch. Nathan has experience integrating React into a Django app with Webpack and has worked with AWS (EC2, S3, Dynamo DB, SQS, ElasticSearch, ElasticBeanstalk). He was also responsible for creating internal APIs, integrating with 3rd party APIs including SalesForce and Pardot, and conducting Python and React unit testing. Nathan has also conducted technical interviews, screened candidates, and worked on SEO optimization (PageSpeedInsights audit score improvements for both desktop and mobile, including next-gen image formats and script load optimization). At Prezi, Nathan created ETL data pipeline jobs. Prior to his work at Prezi, Nathan worked at Hopon, Inc. as a Full Stack engineer for desktop and mobile web, where he worked with Python (Pyramid Framework) and Javascript (Backbone framework). He also worked with Postgres, SQLAlchemy, and external APIs, including Facebook Graph and LinkedIn. Nathan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His tech stack includes Software Engineering, Django, Elastic Search, CI/CD, Python, Microservices, ETL, Integration, AWS, Mobile, Research Scientist, Jenkins, Salesforce, Frontend, Javascript, Postgres, and Web. Nathan's extensive experience and expertise make him a valuable asset to any team.