Nicholas Ramirez

Nicholas Ramirez

SWE | MIT '22

About Me

Software Engineer | Music Nerd

Who Am I?

Niko here. I'm a Software Engineer at Plaid, specializing in infrastructure systems. My daily work involves architecting and maintaining scalable solutions leveraging technologies like Kubernetes and AWS. My background extends beyond platform engineering to include projects in embedded systems, AI with a focus on differential privacy, and other EECS fields, thanks to my BS and MEng from MIT.

Outside of work, you'll often find me exploring my creative side through music production, sharing my thoughts on my blogs (covering both tech and other topics), and maybe even giving my two cents on the latest movies as an unofficial film critic.

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Nicholas Ramirez in Anchorage, AK Anchorage, AK

Quick Facts

  • NYC, NY
  • MIT '22, EECS, BS
  • MIT '23, CSAIL DIG, MEng
  • Federated Learning, K8s, Differential Privacy
  • Music Minor

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Areas of Expertise

Machine Learning

Specializing in Federated Learning, Knowledge Graphs, and Privacy-Preserving ML

Software Engineering

Developing Scalable Software Architecture for Fintech

Cloud Computing

Architecting Cloud-Native Solutions with Kubernetes & AWS

Professional Journey

Undergraduate Researcher

2018 - 2019

Conducted thermal code testing for the WaferSat satellite-on-a-chip as a Researcher at MIT Space Systems Laboratory

Teaching Assistant

2020- 2023

Teaching assistant for 6.101 (Fundamentals of Programming) and 6.390 (Intro to Machine Learning)

MIT CSAIL

2022 - 2023

Research Assistant in the Decentralized Infomation Group, working on knowledge graph completion and federated learning

Plaid

2023 - Present

Software engineer on the Infrastructure team

Hobbies & Interests

Music

Bass guitarist, improv via laptop ensemble, Senegalese drumming, and more.

  • Music Production
  • 120 weekly hours listened
  • Music Historian
Laptop Performance

Volunteering

Passionate about volunteering and giving back to the community since I was a kid.

  • MS Society Ambassador
  • Hispanic Scholarship Fund
  • St. Rose of Lima Parish
Volunteering

Blogging

Avid reader and writer on tech and more.

  • Engineering
  • Blogging
  • Movie Reviews
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