NICHOLAS WINDER

Software & AI Developer

Personal Summary

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Years Experience

13 years of software development experience in three different industries.

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AI & Machine Learning

Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, vector stores, document chunking, and MCP for building intelligent applications.

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C++ | Java | C#

Advanced level of C++ knowledge and products released in Java, C#, Javascript and more.


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Linux Solutions

Competent with the Linux kernel and creating kernel modules. Using Docker to create reproducible build environments for CI.

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Public SDK Design

Experience in developing and releasing public SDK products for software developers, along with high-level documentation and guides.

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Developer Tools

Extensive use of bug tracking, buildservers, and version control/peer review software from Atlassian, Github, Jenkins and Buildkite.


Experience

Nutrient (formally PSPDFKit), The world (Remote)

Software and AI Developer

Developing document SDKs across multiple platforms

  • Led release of company's first AI product and pioneered innovations in MCP and agentic design.
  • Developing new features in a C++ core with an API exposed to iOS, Android, UWP, Web Assembly and Linux.
  • Created and released a new Server SDK for Java and .NET in 4 months.
  • Refactoring and modernizing the core build CMake build system.
  • Writing technical and non-technical blogs, guides, and API documentation.
Music Group Research, Manchester UK

Embedded Engineer/Software Developer

Creating products for the professional audio industry.

  • Introduced a new buildroot environment used in 4 products.
  • Developed std11 compatible C++ libraries used across multiple architectures.
  • Debugged multi threaded applications on remote targets (gdb).
  • Managed a team of 3 to develop a releasable product.
  • Advised and debugged initial PCB design for 4 different products. Seeing the boards from embedded bring up to bootable version of Linux.
  • Bug fix and maintenance work with current product range.
  • Released a ecos based product within the first 6 months of working at the company.
NFX Development

Android Software Developer

NFX development is a personal project which brings audio/engineering applications to the world of phones and tablets.

  • 30,000 current users over 4 applications and over 150,000 installs in total.
  • 2 applications with an average rating of 4.17 out of 5 on the google play store.
  • Experience with the Android SDK, Java and android development tools.
  • Android USB implementation to interface with an external pcb
Peak Communications, Brighouse UK

Software Engineer

Satellite frequency converters

  • Developed bespoke customer designs based on a 8051 architecture in a software team of 2.
  • Developed a microprocessor module to control a redundant switch over system. All schematic creation, PCB layout and programming done only by myself within 6 months
HPE, Remote Contract

Android Software Developer

Industrial Leak Detection

  • Signal analysis of USB ultrasound microphone data performed in app
  • Locally stored database synced with a server via a REST API
  • Implementation of user input forms for database editing
  • Full creative flexibility to implement extensive use of Material Design
Winder RnD, Remote Contract

Android Software Developer

Pregnancy Due Date Application

  • Helped develop and publish a 4 page android application
  • Developed in accordance to a functional spec with creative flexibility

Technical Writing

PSPDFKit Blog

Technical
Tackling PDF Performance Issues
The Functional Side Of Optional
CMake Presets in Practice
Stop Wasting Bandwidth with PDFs
Casual
Eight Hours: Work
Eight Hours: Recreation
Eight Hours: Sleep

Education

2006-2010

University of Huddersfield, UK

First-Class Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics

2nd Year Modules

Enterprise 1 - 78% (A)
Electronics 2 - 76% (A)
Signal Analysis and Control - 62% (B)
Embedded Systems - 85% (A)
Communications - 71% (B)

3rd Year Modules

Individual Project (DSP Audio Acoustics) 85% (A)
DSP Applications - 77% (A)
Analogue Systems Integration - 79% (A)
Digital Systems Integration - 78% (A)
Communication Systems - 77% (A)

* Percentages are in reference to the UK scoring system


Blog Posts

Thoughts on software development, AI, and technology

MCPEO: Model Context Protocol Engine Optimization

MCPEO represents the systematic manipulation of tool metadata (names, descriptions, and parameters) to artificially increase the invocation probability by Large Language Models. In multi-server MCP environments, this creates a competitive landscape where bad actors can exploit cognitive biases in model reasoning to game the system.

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