I'm a passionate software engineer with a strong foundation in full-stack development and data engineering. I love solving real-world problems with code, building scalable systems, and exploring modern cloud-native architectures. I'm also an active contributor to open source projects, especially in the areas of machine learning and Kubernetes.

• 🔭 I’m currently working on: Cloud-native data platforms & distributed systems
• 🌱 I’m currently learning: Kubernetes internals, scalable data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure
• 👯 I’m looking to collaborate on: Open-source projects and data-driven backend systems
• 💬 Ask me about: Python, React, DevOps, and Data Engineering workflows
• 📫 How to reach me: nitesh21@umd.edu
• 😄 Pronouns: He/Him
• ⚡ Fun fact: I can build a full-stack app faster than I can choose what to watch on Netflix 😄

• Languages: Python, C++, SQL, JavaScript, Java, R
• Frontend: React, HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, Django, Flask
• Data Engineering: Apache Airflow, Kafka, Spark, Snowflake, DBT
• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• DevOps & Cloud: Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda), Firebase, Kubernetes

• KaizenFlow (AI Time-Series Framework)

  • 🛠️ Contributed unit tests for compute_bar_start_timestamps() function to improve test coverage and robustness across DataFrame/Series inputs and edge cases
  • 🔗 Issue #979 | PR #1013

• Microsoft Cluster API Provider Azure (CAPZ)

  • 🧵 Added a make aks-delete target to \textbf{Kubernetes Cluster API Provider for Azure}, eliminating manual teardown of AKS clusters and reducing cognitive load for thousands of developers; improved cost-efficiency and accelerated development cycles by aligning with existing workflow patterns.
  • 🔗 Issue #5484 | PR #5576

• 🧠 AI Chatbot Assistant – Natural language chatbot built using Python & GPT API
• 🌐 DevPortfolio – A developer portfolio generator using React and Markdown
• 📊 Stock Market Analyzer – Real-time financial dashboard using Yahoo Finance API
• ⚙️ ETL Pipeline for Retail Analytics – Built a data ingestion and transformation pipeline using Airflow, Spark, and Snowflake

• LinkedIn