Backend-focused Software Engineer with hands-on experience in Python, FastAPI, and JavaScript, specializing in asynchronous systems and backend orchestration. Currently building scalable APIs, background workflows, and agent-driven services in a remote US-based environment. Strong foundation in system design, databases, and production-grade backend development, with exposure to AI-driven systems and cloud deployments. Experienced in transforming business-critical pipelines and optimizing performance for fintech applications.

Nikhil Kumar Sharma

Backend-focused Software Engineer with hands-on experience in Python, FastAPI, and JavaScript, specializing in asynchronous systems and backend orchestration. Currently building scalable APIs, background workflows, and agent-driven services in a remote US-based environment. Strong foundation in system design, databases, and production-grade backend development, with exposure to AI-driven systems and cloud deployments. Experienced in transforming business-critical pipelines and optimizing performance for fintech applications.

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Backend-focused Software Engineer with hands-on experience in Python, FastAPI, and JavaScript, specializing in asynchronous systems and backend orchestration. Currently building scalable APIs, background workflows, and agent-driven services in a remote US-based environment.

Strong foundation in system design, databases, and production-grade backend development, with exposure to AI-driven systems and cloud deployments. Experienced in transforming business-critical pipelines and optimizing performance for fintech applications.

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Work Experience

Software Developer at MedVertex (USA) — Remote
November 1, 2025 - Present
Built agent-driven orchestration workflows using Python and FastAPI to automate backend processes and reduce manual intervention in critical workflows. Implemented an automated patient billing statement transformation pipeline, eliminating manual reformatting and saving approximately 40 minutes per case. Worked on scalable API and background workflow development for production use.
Research Student at MNNIT Allahabad — Onsite
June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Collaborated on a deep learning project for flood damage severity classification. Applied CNN architectures on real-world datasets, improving classification accuracy by 75%. Executed preprocessing pipelines for large-scale disaster datasets as part of the research workflow.
Software Development Engineer Intern at Bluestock Fintech — Remote
April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Led a team in building an IPO web application and a REST API for a fintech platform. Designed scalable backend services and optimized database queries, reducing response time by 25%. Contributed to API development and performance improvements for production-facing components.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) Computer Science & Engineering at Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Ayodhya, U.P.
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2026
Senior Secondary (XII) at Aditya Birla Intermediate College, Sonbhadra, U.P.
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022

Qualifications

TCS Tata Data Visualization Simulation
January 11, 2030 - August 23, 2026
Ultimate Python Bootcamp (Udemy)
January 11, 2030 - August 23, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Financial Services, Education

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