Nikunj Pandya

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Improved user engagement by 30% for 2M users.
Integrated ML models for personalized content delivery.
Developed gamification system enhancing user satisfaction.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused engineer with extensive experience in B2C and AI-driven platforms.

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Skills

Core Skills

Start-up LeadershipTechnical LeadershipSystems DesignSystem DevelopmentBackend Development

Other Skills

API DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesAlgorithmsAmazon Web Services (AWS)Apache KafkaCC++CSSCassandraCode ReviewData AnalysisData StructuresDatadogDesign ReviewDistributed Systems

About

As a Senior Software Engineer, I collaborate with product-oriented enterprises, including early-stage startups, to create impactful solutions for the Indian job market and community platform. With over 6 years of experience as a Backend Developer, I am proficient in Golang, SQL, Python, MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch, and Kafka, and I possess strong System Design skills, with expertise in getting things done the right way! I improved the Community Feed, driving a 30% increase in user engagement for ~2M daily active users within 3 months. I integrated multiple ML models for personalized user content, enabling efficient post filtering based on interests, job seeking, and more. I developed a Key User Level gamification system, rewarding users based on interactions and content engagement, enhancing user satisfaction. I also mentored junior developers, providing guidance on complex tasks and system design. I prioritize communication, architecture design, streamlined team processes, HCI principles, and product understanding to drive continuous improvement. My focus is on sharpening my technical and people skills, and contributing to the growth and success of apna and its users.

Experience

7 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Eliza

Co-Founder

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Building Eliza - an AI-assisted BI intelligence tool, democratising data-driven decision making.
Owning product development, business growth, and everything communication to humans :)

Start-up LeadershipStart-up VenturesVenture CapitalLead GenerationTechnical LeadershipGolang

Deliveroo

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2025 – Apr 2025 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Apna

Senior Software Engineer

Oct 2021 – Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

🚀 Senior Software Developer | Indian Job Market & Community Platform
Improved Community Feed, driving a 30% increase in user engagement for ~2M daily active users within 3 months.
Integrated multiple ML models for personalized user content, enabling efficient post filtering based on interests, job seeking, and more.
Developed a Key User Level gamification system, rewarding users based on interactions and content engagement, enhancing user satisfaction. Processing ~10M events with ~50ms latency in a day.
Mentored junior developers, providing guidance on complex tasks with effective task breakdowns and system design.
Collaborated with the EM to enhance tech practices like Testing coverage and Tech Docs , resulting in improved team productivity and streamlined processes.
Worked to develop RCS messaging system from scratch and contributed to other channels like Notifications, SMS, WhatsApp for communications team handling combined scale > 100M events per day

PostgreSQLPython (Programming Language)Systems DesignCode ReviewRedisTechnical Leadership+9

Telus international ai data solutions

2 roles

Software Development Engineer II

Jan 2021 – Sep 2021 · 8 mos · On-site

⁍ Mentored junior team members, guiding them in system design and task breakdown.
⁍ Designed and developed IAM Access control (Authorization) from scratch in Golang which bolstered security offering for Enterprise customers, leveraging best RESTful practises.
⁍ Collaborated closely with the product team to own and develop the self-serve capability of our internal tools, which enabled SaaS offering and increased adoption to ~10K users.

Code ReviewDesign ReviewSystem Development

Backend Engineer

May 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos · On-site

🚀 Backend Developer at Playment (now Telus AI):
⁍ Contributed to core platform which managed workflows for complex data annotations, powering cutting-edge AI companies in self-driving, robotics, & image recognition.
⁍ Maintained & improved client workflows with configurable modular steps.
⁍ Acquired expertise in Kubernetes, microservices, & best tech practices.
⁍ Slashed processing time by 60% for large frame annotation data using concurrent Go channels.

PostgreSQLCode ReviewGo (Programming Language)Google BigQueryRabbitMQJava+1

Fisdom

Software Engineer - Backend

Jul 2018 – May 2019 · 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

At this FinTech startup, learnt a lot on how the Finance world works. Maintained backend system of the App with Finance grade systems processing real money.
⁍ Leveraged image recognition to extract data from documents such as Aadhar Card, Pan Card, Forms, and Statements using Python libs.
⁍ Pitched and developed a personalised portfolio rebalancing system, which helped users to switch to better funds based on market research and their investments.
⁍ Improved the market NAV data update system, achieving a 50% decrease in overall time through ETL pipelines, async API calls, and web scraping.

DjangoAmazon Web Services (AWS)Code ReviewMySQLPythonAPI Development+1

Nrs chariot tech pvt ltd.

Software Development Engineer - Backend

Aug 2017 – Jul 2018 · 11 mos · New Delhi Area, India · On-site

Joined as an early employee to this IoT startup.
⁍ Built robust backend infrastructure to monitor data from 10K+ diverse IoT devices across multiple projects using LoRaWAN network.
⁍ Designed Big Data warehouse and aggregation pipelines, helping clients and end users with insightful dashboards.
⁍ Led impactful client meetings, delivering compelling technical demonstration

Spring MVCCode ReviewMySQLCassandraJavaInternet of Things (IoT)+1