Nikhil Ghodke

Senior Software Engineer

Pune, Maharashtra, India7 yrs 2 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Expert in building next-generation Compute Infra platforms.
Led a team to redesign a website, boosting traffic by 300%.
Proficient in multiple programming languages and frameworks.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused Software Engineer with experience in SaaS and Fintech.

Contact

nikhil.ghodke17@vit.edu LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

PhpMysqlWeb DevelopmentLinuxJava

Other Skills

GitHubTeam LeadershipREST APIsLinux CommandsOS ConceptsNetworking ConceptsREST APIJacksonCode RefactoringGradleUnit TestingSoftware DesignCJavaScriptHTML

About

Our team at LinkedIn is at the forefront of developing the next-generation Compute Infra platform, leveraging my proficiency in MySQL, PHP, and GitHub. With a solid foundation in Computer Science from the Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, we are pushing the boundaries of what's possible in professional networking and data management. Previously, we made significant contributions at Amazon and Disney+ Hotstar, where we honed skills that now drive innovation at LinkedIn. Our goal is to create robust systems that enhance user connectivity and access to opportunities, embodying the transformative power of technology.

Experience

7 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 2 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

2 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Oct 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Hybrid

Software Engineer

Apr 2024 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos · Hybrid

Building LinkedIn's next generation Compute Infra platform

MySQLPHPGitHub

Amazon

SDE I

Oct 2022 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Disney+ hotstar

SDE I

Aug 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

100ms

Software Engineer Intern

Dec 2020 – May 2021 · 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Deutsche bank

SDE Intern

Jun 2020 – Jun 2020 · 0 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India

REST APIs

Crio.do

Student Developer

Jan 2020 – Apr 2020 · 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra

Portfolio Link - https://criodo.github.io/Crio-Launch-Feb-2020-nikhil-ghodke17-vit/
Please visit the above link to get better understanding of my work, you need to copy paste the link LinkedIn currently lacks feature to add links in description.
Worked on Products named QBox and Qmoney
1) QBox
QBox is a secure file-sharing service. It is a customized version of the popularly available VSFTPD server.During the course of this Micro-Experience, the developer:
a) Created pre-install scripts to run system checks, install and configure QBox.
b) Developed tools to automatically analyze performance and functionality issues in different
versions of QBox.
Skills Learned:
Linux Commands, OS Concepts, Networking Concepts
2) QMoney
QMoney is a visual stock portfolio analyzer. It helps portfolio managers make trade recommendations for their clients.During the course of this Micro-Experience, the developer:
a) Implemented the core logic of the portfolio manager and published it as a library.
b) Refactored code to add support for multiple stock quote services.
c) Improved application stability and performance.
Skills Learned:
Java, REST API, Jackson, Interfaces, Code Refactoring, Gradle

The robotics forum, vit pune

2 roles

Website Head

Jun 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr

● Redesigned the official website of the forum in a duration of 3 months.
● Increased traffic to the website by 300% by adding various features.
● Increased server response time by 10% to reduce.
● Redesigned the official website of the forum and developed features like
1. Blog Post System.
2. Website should be able to host Online quizzes and shall have all
the required features of the test platform.
3. Users can submit his/her project which if approved will be shown
on the website.
● Lead a team of 6 developers over a period of 3 months to develop a
codebase of more than 5 lakh lines.

Software Developer

Aug 2018 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs

Google summer of code

Software Developer

May 2019 – Aug 2019 · 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

This is a Google sponsored Open source project under the guidance of Prof. Andreas Dräger (Assistant Professor University of Tübingen, Germany ) .
● Simplified and Automated process of building and launching OSGi based
applications by developing multiple gradle plugins.
● Setuped Continuous integration pipeline for transparency in project
mentor using Travis CI.
● Developed gradle plugin to simplify and automate build processes like
1. Load dependencies from Maven Repository.
2. Convert Non Osgi dependencies into OSGi dependencies.
3. Create OSGi bundles as build product.
4. Create Eclipse features as a build product.
5. Create OSGi application as build product.
6. Run and export the project from Command Line interface
● Understood architecture for Gradle Plugin API, scripted integration tests
and documented the code using Javadoc