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Nigel Ellis

Enigma · DISC type cid
Technical Lead, Revenue & Financial Automation at Stripe
📍 Redmond, Washington, United States

Nigel is a distinguished engineer and executive who has shaped core data platforms at Microsoft, scaled engineering teams at Coda from Series A to C, and now leads Revenue & Financial Automation at Stripe. He is an alumnus of Durham University, where he studied Computer Science.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Technical Lead, Revenue & Financial Automation
Location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How Nigel shows up

Fast Follower
Persuasive & Assertive
Friendly Yet Blunt

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Priorities

Topics Nigel cares about

Cloud Databases
As a Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft, he led development for Azure SQL Database and co-authored publications on adapting SQL Server for cloud computing.
Scaling Eng Teams
As Head of Engineering at Coda, he successfully grew the team and its structure to support the company's rapid expansion through multiple funding rounds.
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Career

Work history

5-2022 - 3-2025
Technical Lead, Revenue & Financial Automation
Stripe
8-2019 - 4-2022
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Coda
4-2015 - 8-2019
Head of Engineering
Coda
2-2007 - 4-2015
Distinguished Engineer and Director of Development, SQL Server and SQL Azure Database
Microsoft
6-2006 - 2-2007
Product Unit Manager, WinFS
Microsoft
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Education
Bachelor's Degree (Hons)
Durham University
Study towards Ph.D.
Durham University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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