Who I am
Hello 👋!
My name is Ryan C. Collins, thank you for visiting my website!
I am a passionate & innovative technical people leader 👨💻 with 15 years of experience across FinTech, AI and Cloud. On the weekends you’ll find me traveling 🛩, hiking 🥾, cycling 🚴♂️ and playing my acoustic guitar on my back porch.
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Where I work
Engineering Leader at NerdWallet, helping consumers make informed financial decisions. Leading the engineering and delivery teams in the Credit Cards and Consumer Revenue Optimization verticals.
Things I wrote
Blog PageArticles
Why Next.js server actions are game-changing!
May 6, 2023
React.js
Next.js
Web Dev
How to Ace your Front End Systems Design Interview
Nov 21, 2022
Software Development
Career Coaching
Projects
Medium Articles
Oct 25, 2022
Branding
Finance
Software Development
How to find your next tech job when you’ve been affected by a workforce reduction
Aug 6, 2022
Tech
Career Coaching
Branding
How to use OKRs as an Engineering Leader
Jul 5, 2022
Leadership
Software Development
Career
Top 6 Resources for Engineering Leaders
Jul 4, 2022
Leadership
Startups
Software Development
Top 7 technology trends to follow in 2022
Mar 16, 2022
Tech
Trends
Startups
FinTech
Crypto
New Website
Mar 13, 2022
Branding
Things I built
Projects PageProjects
Doma Close
Oct 15, 2022
Startups
Web Dev
Software Development
Projects
Tech
Side Projects & Open Source
Sep 9, 2022
OSS
Software Development
Projects
Grommet
Mar 14, 2022
React.js
OSS
UX
Design System
HPE GreenLake Cloud Platform
HPE GreenLake Cloud Platform
Mar 12, 2022
SaaS
Web Dev
React.js
Cloud Platform
HPE Design System
Mar 11, 2022
React.js
OSS
Web Dev
Design System
UX
Astra Finance
Astra Finance MVP
Mar 10, 2022
Software Development
Projects
FinTech
App Dev
Machine Learning
Testimonials
“A natural leader, Ryan is never short on opinions, but is respectful and considering of any input from experts and juniors, alike... If you want a robust and beautiful UI, look no further - this is your guy.” - Michael Plazek — Senior Software Engineer @Uber
“It’s rare to come across an engineering manager who is also an incredible software engineer and a remarkable mentor like Ryan.I was particularly impressed with Ryan’s exceptional organization and delegation skills. He put together a new team who then became one of the top performing teams in the company in no time! ... With a calm personality, he is a thoughtful and empathic leader who is always there for his team.As a team member or a manager, Ryan earns my highest recommendation.”- Faridoon Noori - Senior Software Engineer @Doma
“Ryan has many accomplishments and aspirations for the future but his humble, honest, ego free attitude truly excites me for what he might achieve. I wish Ryan the very best in the future and honestly hope our career paths cross again because it was a pleasure to work with him.” - Mike Walrath — Technical Project Manager @HPE
“The one consistent element I've seen from Ryan is a dedication to his work and his team. Ryan digs deep into his projects, partners well, and balances the fine line between simplicity and over-engineering.” - Alex Mejias — Senior Design Technologist @Amazon