nicholas-tao (Nicholas Tao) · GitHub

nicholas-tao/README.md

Hi there 👋

I'm Nicholas, a software engineer based in New York City.

I recently (2025) graduated from the University of Waterloo, where I studied Computer Science 💻 🇨🇦

🛠 Currently...

Discovering cool spots in NYC
Making memes on Youtube
Playing lots of pickleball

🚢 Previously...

Did some cool stuff at Cockroach Labs (feel free to ask me about this)
Handled crypto payments at ETHGlobal
Built 1-on-1 tutoring features at Outschool
Worked on data infrastructure at Kiavi
Made developer's lives better at Wealthsimple
Shipped growth features at Faire

🔭 Some things I've worked on ...

Wave Chat, a platform that connects first-year university students
ApplyAI, a web app that automates the job-hunting process
Lynz, a web app that tracks how busy nearby grocery stores are

📫 Find me here...

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cockroachdb/cockroach cockroachdb/cockroach Public

CockroachDB — the cloud native, distributed SQL database designed for high availability, effortless scale, and control over data placement.

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Wave is a web platform that connects incoming first-year university students from the same university. By placing users in one-on-one chats with other students who are either in their program or sh…

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nicholas-tao.github.io nicholas-tao.github.io Public

My personal website

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apply-ai-frontend apply-ai-frontend Public

ApplyAI finds and applies to jobs based on your resume, making job hunting easy.

HTML 27 3
microsoft/calculator microsoft/calculator Public

Windows Calculator: A simple yet powerful calculator that ships with Windows

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