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I’m Nirajan Raj Pokharel, a product engineering leader and people-first engineering manager with 10+ years of experience building and shipping software end to end. I’ve led teams of 8–40 engineers, owned feature roadmaps, and worked closely with enterprise customers to turn real needs into reliable technical solutions. I enjoy fast iteration and continuous learning—whether I’m modernizing legacy systems, improving system stability by eliminating recurring failures, or building new AI tools in beta for content creators. My focus is consistently on high-quality execution, scalable architecture, and creating a culture where engineers take ownership while delivering measurable business impact.…I’m Nirajan Raj Pokharel, a product engineering leader and people-first engineering manager with 10+ years of experience building and shipping software end to end. I’ve led teams of 8–40 engineers, owned feature roadmaps, and worked closely with enterprise customers to turn real needs into reliable technical solutions. I enjoy fast iteration and continuous learning—whether I’m modernizing legacy systems, improving system stability by eliminating recurring failures, or building new AI tools in beta for content creators. My focus is consistently on high-quality execution, scalable architecture, and creating a culture where engineers take ownership while delivering measurable business impact.

Nirajan Raj Pokharel

Software Engineer, Web Developer, DevOps Developer, +2

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I’m Nirajan Raj Pokharel, a product engineering leader and people-first engineering manager with 10+ years of experience building and shipping software end to end. I’ve led teams of 8–40 engineers, owned feature roadmaps, and worked closely with enterprise customers to turn real needs into reliable technical solutions. I enjoy fast iteration and continuous learning—whether I’m modernizing legacy systems, improving system stability by eliminating recurring failures, or building new AI tools in beta for content creators. My focus is consistently on high-quality execution, scalable architecture, and creating a culture where engineers take ownership while delivering measurable business impact.…I’m Nirajan Raj Pokharel, a product engineering leader and people-first engineering manager with 10+ years of experience building and shipping software end to end. I’ve led teams of 8–40 engineers, owned feature roadmaps, and worked closely with enterprise customers to turn real needs into reliable technical solutions. I enjoy fast iteration and continuous learning—whether I’m modernizing legacy systems, improving system stability by eliminating recurring failures, or building new AI tools in beta for content creators. My focus is consistently on high-quality execution, scalable architecture, and creating a culture where engineers take ownership while delivering measurable business impact.

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I’m Nirajan Raj Pokharel, a product engineering leader and people-first engineering manager with 10+ years of experience building and shipping software end to end. I’ve led teams of 8–40 engineers, owned feature roadmaps, and worked closely with enterprise customers to turn real needs into reliable technical solutions.

I enjoy fast iteration and continuous learning—whether I’m modernizing legacy systems, improving system stability by eliminating recurring failures, or building new AI tools in beta for content creators. My focus is consistently on high-quality execution, scalable architecture, and creating a culture where engineers take ownership while delivering measurable business impact.

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Work Experience

Chief Product Hacker at Infludio - AI-Based Growth Studio for Content Creators

July 1, 2026 - Present

Built AI tools to help content creators grow faster, focusing on product-market fit and tight user feedback loops. Operating in a beta launch phase while shipping quickly, learning from user behavior, and iterating toward strong retention and usability.

Software Engineering Manager at FleetPanda - Petroleum Logistics Software

June 1, 2024 - June 30, 2026

Managed 40+ engineers and owned product delivery across multiple systems. Led people development with career pipelines, 1-on-1s, and performance reviews. Owned feature roadmaps aligned to business goals, personally onboarded multiple enterprise customers, and led product demos. Translated customer requirements into technical solutions and built an engineering culture focused on ownership and mentorship.

Software Engineering Team Lead at FleetPanda - Petroleum Logistics Software

January 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Led 8–12 engineers with strategic planning, technical oversight, and cross-team collaboration. Resolved critical background job failures causing memory leaks and cascading system failures. Drove process improvements and agile adoption while managing resources to hit deadlines and budget. Strengthened developer ownership and execution quality through mentorship and engineering best practices.

Freelance Contractor at TwineSpot (SolarSesame), Trip101

February 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

SolarSesame: built and shipped features using Ruby on Rails. Trip101: developed platform features using Ruby on Rails, contributing to the core product functionality during a short engagement cycle.

Senior Software Engineer at WhiteHat Engineering

May 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022

Led migration from a legacy .NET application to Go and React.js. Redesigned system architecture for modern frameworks, improving API response times, reducing cloud costs, and increasing reliability. Coordinated migration of data from on-prem storage to AWS using Azure (ensuring integrity and security) and resolved cross-functional technical blockers to keep systems stable through the transition.

Freelance Contractor at MyMaison, GoodVibes, StockPortfolio

October 1, 2020 - May 1, 2021

MyMaison: built Ruby on Rails features. GoodVibes: developed Ruby on Rails platform features. StockPortfolio: founded and shipped a portfolio tracking application (subsequently closed/invite only).

Senior Software Engineer at FleetPanda - Petroleum Logistics Software

September 1, 2019 - October 1, 2020

Guided 5–6 developers on high-quality code delivery through reviews and technical direction. Built a collaborative environment and improved team practices while aligning engineering execution to business goals and deadlines. Mentored engineers focused on growth and consistent delivery of strong results.

Software Engineering Local Team Lead at WhiteHat Engineering

July 1, 2016 - July 1, 2019

Principal engineer for dialing strategies system that generated 60% of Assurance IQ’s total revenue. Led development of high-performance web applications, optimized systems via code reviews and best practices, and leveraged AWS services (CodeBuild, Lambda, CloudFormation, SQS, DynamoDB, CodePipeline, S3, Route 53, SNS). Used Python for scripting and React.js for the front end, improving reliability, scalability, and performance.

Ruby on Rails Developer at E-Signature Pvt. Ltd

April 1, 2015 - July 1, 2016

Built and maintained Ruby code with an emphasis on efficiency and reusability. Integrated multiple storage solutions (databases, key-value stores, and blob storage) to support scale. Collaborated with front-end developers to connect user interfaces to server logic, fixed bottlenecks and bugs, and optimized performance to meet growing load requirements.