Nikky Southerland

Technology Director at McSweeney's

Nikky Southerland has a diverse work experience spanning from 2006 to the present. Currently, they are employed as a Lead Software Engineer at Shop-Ware, where they provide technical leadership, mentoring, and planning for a team of engineers. They collaborate with product, QA, and designers to deliver solutions that align with business needs and also offer support for DevOps and reliability.

Previously, Nikky served as a Technology Director at McSweeney's starting from January 2022. They also worked as a Software Developer at McSweeney's from May 2021 to December 2021.

Prior to that, Nikky worked as a Software Developer at Rick Steves' Europe from September 2013 to March 2022.

At the University of Washington Information Technology, they held multiple roles. They started as a Student Consultant in March 2009 and later became a Senior Computer Specialist from September 2010 to August 2013.

Nikky also had experience as a Student Assistant at Partners for Our Children from January 2010 to September 2010.

Their earliest work experience was as a Public Affairs Intern at Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority from March 2006 to September 2008.

Nikky Southerland attended the University of Washington from 2006 to 2010 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law, Societies, and Justice. In addition, they have a certification in Ruby on Rails Programming from the University of Washington, although the specific month and year of obtaining the certification are not provided.

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  • Technology Director

    January, 2022 - present

  • Software Developer

    May, 2021