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I'm a results-driven software professional with a passion for building scalable, secure systems and shaping product strategy. With 12+ years of hands-on experience across full-stack development, cloud computing, microservices, and AI integration, I’ve led enterprise solutions for telecom, fintech, and SaaS providers while championing clean code, automation, and responsible AI. Based in Liverpool, I enjoy mentoring teams, driving architectural decisions, and contributing to open-source and thought leadership on AI, cloud, and software delivery. I combine hands-on engineering with a strategic mindset to deliver high-impact products and foster high-performing engineering cultures.…I'm a results-driven software professional with a passion for building scalable, secure systems and shaping product strategy. With 12+ years of hands-on experience across full-stack development, cloud computing, microservices, and AI integration, I’ve led enterprise solutions for telecom, fintech, and SaaS providers while championing clean code, automation, and responsible AI. Based in Liverpool, I enjoy mentoring teams, driving architectural decisions, and contributing to open-source and thought leadership on AI, cloud, and software delivery. I combine hands-on engineering with a strategic mindset to deliver high-impact products and foster high-performing engineering cultures.

Nithin Bharadwaj

AI Engineer, Architect, Full Stack Developer, +2

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I'm a results-driven software professional with a passion for building scalable, secure systems and shaping product strategy. With 12+ years of hands-on experience across full-stack development, cloud computing, microservices, and AI integration, I’ve led enterprise solutions for telecom, fintech, and SaaS providers while championing clean code, automation, and responsible AI. Based in Liverpool, I enjoy mentoring teams, driving architectural decisions, and contributing to open-source and thought leadership on AI, cloud, and software delivery. I combine hands-on engineering with a strategic mindset to deliver high-impact products and foster high-performing engineering cultures.…I'm a results-driven software professional with a passion for building scalable, secure systems and shaping product strategy. With 12+ years of hands-on experience across full-stack development, cloud computing, microservices, and AI integration, I’ve led enterprise solutions for telecom, fintech, and SaaS providers while championing clean code, automation, and responsible AI. Based in Liverpool, I enjoy mentoring teams, driving architectural decisions, and contributing to open-source and thought leadership on AI, cloud, and software delivery. I combine hands-on engineering with a strategic mindset to deliver high-impact products and foster high-performing engineering cultures.

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I’m a results-driven software professional with a passion for building scalable, secure systems and shaping product strategy. With 12+ years of hands-on experience across full-stack development, cloud computing, microservices, and AI integration, I’ve led enterprise solutions for telecom, fintech, and SaaS providers while championing clean code, automation, and responsible AI.

Based in Liverpool, I enjoy mentoring teams, driving architectural decisions, and contributing to open-source and thought leadership on AI, cloud, and software delivery. I combine hands-on engineering with a strategic mindset to deliver high-impact products and foster high-performing engineering cultures.

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AI Engineer / Software Architect (Freelance Advisor & Mentor) at Smart AI Innovations

November 1, 2025 - Present

Leading the design of AssetChainAI, an AI-driven platform for financial compliance and asset tokenization. Established the main tech stack (NestJS and Flask for backend; React for frontend) and set up DevOps and cloud infrastructure with Terraform, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins to enable automated testing and deployment. Collaborated with leadership to define product direction and AI features such as fraud checks, credit scoring, and trading tools. Mentored engineers through design reviews and prototypes and prepared for a smooth handover to the in-house team.

Software Engineering Manager at Vonage

March 1, 2021 - October 1, 2025

Led a team of 10+ engineers, architecting a Role-Based Access Control framework inspired by Google Zanzibar & SpiceDB across 50+ microservices. Established as a founding member of the architecture board, overseeing multi-million-dollar projects and shaping the tech stack for enterprise users. Engineered Vonage Identity & Access Management (VIAM) to unify authentication, reducing onboarding time by 60% and IT support requests by 50%. Drove a self-hosted Generative AI test automation initiative (AWS, EKS, LLaMA, Anthropic) that cut manual test creation time by 60% and raised code coverage from 55% to 88%. Orchestrated the monolith-to-microservices migration, delivering higher scalability and faster feature delivery. Integrated real-time client dashboards with Zoho, Zuora, Sift, and Braintree, boosting client satisfaction. Recognized with Employee of the Year 2023 for Clean Code leadership across 200+ repos.

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Sitara Foods

October 1, 2017 - January 1, 2023

Built Sitara Foods’ end-to-end e-commerce technology stack and infrastructure from scratch, enabling millions of peak-hour users. Architected a DigitalOcean + Terraform-based deployment model for reliable, version-controlled environment management. Delivered a production-grade full-stack solution with Next.js frontend and NestJS backend, designed for modular service integration. Implemented SuiteCRM for operations (invoicing, CRM, inventory, order lifecycle) and integrated a RabbitMQ-based asynchronous messaging layer for order updates, inventory sync, and payment confirmations. Achieved 99% uptime via Docker containers and Kubernetes orchestration, and deployed AI-driven metrics for product recommendations, dynamic discounts, demand forecasting, and customer retargeting.

Senior Software Engineer at SAP Labs

January 1, 2019 - March 1, 2021

Co-architected the Unified Cloud Services Portal enabling deployments to AWS, GCP, and SAP Monsoon, serving 5,000+ engineers and reducing incident response times by 40% while cutting costs by 12%. Implemented the Global Automation Portal (GAP) to automate 75% of infra provisioning/config tasks, saving thousands of engineering hours annually. Built a replication system for global build distribution, shortening CI/CD pipeline duration by 35% and improving productivity across 12 international teams.

Software Engineer at Goldman Sachs

January 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018

Developed secure, scalable backend services for financial applications handling billions in daily transactions. Designed a RedHat OpenShift resource management portal with Terraform automation, enabling scalable operations across 20+ data centers. Collaborated on a risk-management big data system, parsing terabytes of data daily to reveal patterns that improved decision efficiency.

Software Engineer II at Tata Consultancy Services

July 1, 2014 - December 1, 2017

Designed automation pipelines and CI/CD platforms that tripled deployment velocity and improved uptime for multiple client portfolios. Built a GCP portal serving 1,000+ users, automating shift handovers and incident management, reducing on-call escalations by 50%. Recognized with Best Team Player Award for cloud transformation work.

Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra

October 1, 2011 - July 1, 2014

Delivered production-grade applications for 12+ international telecom and IT clients, achieving 99.9% system stability and high user adoption. Developed a Java-based Unix server access portal for Mahindra & M&M, managing 1,500+ systems with granular controls and full audit logs. Earned Fresher of the Year among 500+ new joiners for early-career contributions and rapid growth.