Hey, I'm Nishant. I'm a Software Engineer and a Writer.
I am an Engineer. I build products, solve problems and think creative.
Consulting Experience:
Improved deckit.ai (AI-powered presentation tool) by engineering real-time streaming functionality with Next.js, integrating external APIs, dynamically injecting CSS, and refactoring the codebase for efficiency. Implemented intelligent caching for near-zero latency data transfers and optimized API usage, reducing Claude API calls by 40% and cutting operational costs.
Key Contributions:
- Engineered real-time streaming functionality with Next.js, integrated third-party APIs, and implemented dynamic CSS injection to enhance flexibility and performance.
- Refactored and modularized the codebase, optimizing backend calls and reducing Claude API requests by 40%, which improved maintainability and cut operational costs.
Internship Experience:
Executed infrastructure and full-stack development tasks across Linux systems, networking, containerization, and virtualization, driving platform reliability and scalability. Delivered production-ready environments, automated provisioning, and backend integrations that improved system efficiency by 30%.
Key Contributions:
- Built and managed Linux-based environments, including installing and configuring distros, managing users and permissions, and handling system-level tasks like mounting storage, setting up SSH, configured critical services.
- Configured enterprise networks (CCNA standards): set up VLANs, routing, IP addressing, and switches, resolving connectivity issues across physical and virtual interfaces with 99% uptime.
- Automated container workflows: created user-specific Docker containers, wrote Bash scripts, and deployed multi-container environments with docker-compose, cutting deployment time from hours to minutes.
- Developed scalable apps: migrated frontends from JavaScript to React, and built Django REST APIs to support Next.js dashboards, enabling real-time data flow and reducing page load times by 40%.
- Managed Nutanix HCI clusters: added nodes, configured high availability settings, and ensured cluster health and resource balance with Prism Central.
Backend Contributions:
Developed and maintained the club website backend using Express.js, designing and integrating REST APIs, implementing rate limiting, and deploying on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with Nginx as a reverse proxy. Optimized reliability and security, enabling smooth scaling for 100+ active users.
Leadership & Community:
- Led technical initiatives by conducting webinars and organizing AI & emerging tech workshops.
- Mentored 50+ peers, strengthening the club’s developer community and fostering collaborative learning.