Nicholas LaJoie

Nik-uh-luhs La-jwah

Email: nic@lajoie.me

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nicholaslajoie

Bio: Born and raised on a potato farm in Northern Maine (hence, @SpudNiche), my upbringing fostered a love for tinkering and problem solving. Today, I'm an engineer that is passionate about life-long learning and building impactful software!

Skills

Experience

Senior Backend Engineer

MedRhythms, Inc. | Digital Neurotherapeutics Company | July 2024 - Present

  • Improved database schemas to speed up data analysis, backfilling over 40 million datapoints
  • Designed and executed data collection and analysis procedures for validation of a new product line

Backend Engineer II

MedRhythms, Inc. | Digital Neurotherapeutics Company | July 2022 - July 2024

  • Supported overall platform development for a Django-based backend project
  • Integrated next-generation post-processing AWS lambda to support new hardware
  • Contributed to the design and implementation of an external partner API prior to first product launch

Operations Engineer

MedRhythms, Inc. | Digital Neurotherapeutics Company | October 2020 - July 2022

  • Developed and tested hardware/software kits for clinical trials
  • Supported clinical trial communications, technical support, and post-trial data processing efforts
  • Led selection and testing of next-generation hardware components and Mobile Device Management software to support our commercial launch

Computer Engineer

The Fitch Company | Electrical Engineering Consulting Firm | March 2018 - October 2020

  • Systems integration engineer for various industrial settings (Paper Mills, Manufacturing, Waste Management, etc.)
  • Internal administrator for company-wide IT systems and infrastructure
  • Skills/tooling: Synology server administration, PLC programming, HMI design, networking integrations

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering - University of Maine, 2018