Nathan Pennington

Nathan
Pennington

End-To-End Full-Stack Product Engineer
18+ years experience
Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship OPEN TO RELOCATION FOR THE RIGHT ROLE
Profile

Commercially focused and entrepreneurial, I lead at the intersection of product, engineering, and business. I translate customer needs into scalable, reliable solutions, and build teams where engineering, product, and commercial thinking work as one.

Nathan Pennington
Experience
2021–
Present
CTO & Head of Product
Tripplo
  • Owned technology decisions across the company. — accountable for architectural direction and core technical decisions across product and engineering.
  • Led technical due diligence across investment rounds. — presented architecture, scalability, and security considerations to support investor technical reviews.
  • Maintained 99.9% uptime as the platform grew. — built and ran a reliable platform for high-value clients with clear ownership of operations and incident response.
  • Migrated a fragile microservices setup to a maintainable monorepo. — inherited a fragile AWS multi-repo setup and led the migration to a simpler monorepo model that improved maintainability and development speed.
  • Grew the engineering team from 3 to 8 while maintaining delivery. — scaled the team while keeping execution standards high and delivery predictable.
  • Stayed hands-on as a full-stack developer when needed. — contributed directly to production code to support momentum and unblock delivery when capacity was tight.
  • Built a data engineering pipeline. — maintained integrations and data flows for customer analytics and internal reporting.
2021
Head of Software Engineering
English Quest
  • Owned engineering delivery — introduced process and accountability that got products shipped on time, properly tested, and production-ready.
  • Bridged engineering and business — worked directly with business owners to translate goals into clear engineering priorities and keep stakeholders aligned.
  • Stayed hands-on — stepped in to write production code when the team needed capacity, maintaining momentum without lowering standards.
2015–
2021
Software Consultant
Independent Consultant
  • Delivered full-cycle solutions — took projects from requirements through deployment, building scalable web interfaces and backend services end to end.
  • Trusted as a technical partner — clients repeatedly returned for follow-on work because of reliable delivery, clear communication, and strategic thinking beyond the ticket.
  • Delivered across industries and borders — shipped for clients in multiple countries and sectors, adapting quickly to new teams, codebases, and business contexts.
  • Operated effectively in ambiguity — entered unfamiliar environments, identified critical technical questions quickly, and reduced time-to-value in new domains.
2016–
2021
Software Developer
C2 Systems
  • Served as the sole front-end developer for a consumer banking platform — owned delivery of the client-facing application used by regional banks across the U.S., setting front-end standards and driving execution end to end.
  • Built the application in AngularJS — developed and maintained core user flows, reusable components, and production UI behavior in a large, business-critical front-end codebase.
  • Translated product and business needs into polished user experiences — worked directly with leadership and engineering partners to ship intuitive interfaces that balanced usability, reliability, and delivery speed.
2013–
2015
Software Developer
Bluegrass Digital
  • Led front-end development — established the front-end stack and UI standards used across multiple client projects.
  • Partnered with global clients and agencies — worked directly with product owners to define requirements, align expectations, and deliver against scope and timelines.
2012–
2013
Software Developer
Future Media Group
  • Built and maintained the core digital media platform — delivered and supported features in the company's primary product used by media clients.
  • Delivered flagship sports websites — built the main website for The Stormers, a leading South African rugby franchise.
2011–
2012
Web Developer
Dealertrack
  • Partnered with marketing teams on dealer strategy — worked daily with marketing stakeholders to shape independent dealer marketing and sales websites.
  • Owned day-to-day production delivery across the portfolio — resolved bugs and production tickets quickly to keep the full set of dealer sites stable and up to date.
2010–
2011
Web Developer
AT&T
  • Developed and maintained enterprise web properties at scale — supported key sections of AT&T's corporate website, one of the largest telecommunications brands in the U.S.
2007–
2010
Web Developer
Hilton Worldwide
  • Developed and maintained brand websites across Hilton's portfolio — delivered web experiences for major brands including Hilton, Hampton Inn, Conrad, DoubleTree, and Embassy Suites.
  • Partnered directly with hotel marketing directors — translated campaign and event requirements into production-ready site updates.
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Nationality & Education
  • Nationality U.S. citizen
  • Education Bachelor of Science University of North Texas
18
Years
Software Engineer
4.5
Years
CTO
4
Years
Product Leader
Core Stack
CURSOR Full-Stack AWS TypeScript React Node.js PostgreSQL
Other technology experience: Angular Front-End Development API Design & Development Data Engineering React Native Azure
Key Leadership & Technical Strengths
  • End-To-End Full-Stack Product Engineer
  • Product Strategy, Roadmap & Prioritization
  • Investor, Board & Executive Communication
  • Engineering Hiring, Coaching & Org Design
  • System Design & Architecture
  • Platform Scalability & Reliability
Industries
  • Logistics
  • Banking & Fintech
  • Language Platforms
  • Hospitality
  • Telecommunications
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