engineer@startups

Nikhil Chintawar

Senior Software Engineer who thrives in early-stage chaos. I ship fast, own problems end-to-end, and turn ideas into production.

// About

I'm a hands-on engineer with a bias for action. Over the past 4+ years, I've helped build products from the ground up at early-stage startups across AI, fintech, and healthtech.

My strength is in taking ownership — from database schemas to deployment pipelines, from backend APIs to frontend interfaces. I don't wait for specs; I figure things out and ship.

Currently based in India, working with teams across the globe. I believe great software is built by engineers who care about the product, not just the code.

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ship fast → learn faster → iterate always

// Experience

Sprive

Nov 2025 - Present

Senior Software Engineer

Leading architecture and optimization of full-stack systems — driving reliability, performance, and scalable growth.

Full-StackArchitecturePerformance

Jivi AI

Jul 2025 - Oct 2025

Senior Software Engineer

Built intelligent health data platform transforming raw data into AI-driven insights. Resolved 8+ months of tech debt. Designed ETL pipelines processing lakhs of records daily.

PythonJavaETLHealth DataAI

PRAAVI

Jan 2025 - Jul 2025

Founding Engineer (Lead - Backend & Infra)

Took product from idea to launch in 45 days with a 2-member core team. Architected payouts and reconciliation system with real-time discrepancy detection.

JavaSpring BootReactAWSDevOps

OneBharat

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024

Founding Engineer (Lead)

Optimized AWS infrastructure achieving $1,000+ cost savings. Led collections features including Digio integration for automated offline lending.

React.jsJavaAWSMetabase

AI Planet

Jun 2021 - Aug 2024

Senior Software Engineer → Founding Engineer

Founding member through entire product cycle. Led frontend migration from Django to ReactJS. Managed team activities and collaborated across UI/UX and data science.

DockerKubernetesGenerative AIReactPython

// Skills

Languages

PythonJavaTypeScriptJavaScriptRust

Frontend

ReactNext.jsTailwind CSSReact Native

Backend

Spring BootNode.jsREST APIsDJangoFastAPI

Infrastructure

AWSDockerKubernetesCI/CDTerraform

Data

MySQLPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisETL Pipelines

Practices

System DesignMicroservices

// Contact

Open to interesting opportunities, collaborations, or just a chat about building products. Let's connect.