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title: "Nikhil Hegde - Software Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Nikhil Hegde, Software Engineer | Gen AI, Backend & Distributed Systems | Python, FastAPI | AI/LLM (Agents, RAG) | Node JS, PostgreSQL | Microservices based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes antigravity and cursor."
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# Nikhil Hegde on Tal

## Headline

Software Engineer \| Gen AI, Backend & Distributed Systems \| Python, FastAPI \| AI/LLM \(Agents, RAG\) \| Node JS, PostgreSQL \| Microservices

## About

Backend\-focused software engineer building production backend systems with Python, Node\.js, Java and Gen AI RAG Applications, with primary depth in backend architecture and databases, and secondary exposure to frontend and DevOps\. To know more about my work, projects, and writing visit nikhilhegde\.com

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

antigravity

cursor

## Work experience

Software Engineer at stryv\.ai, Aug 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 1 mo, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 1\. Recognized with the Key Contributor Award for impactful contributions to backend and Gen AI systems\. 2\. Architected an AI\-powered semantic search platform with dynamic UI rendering using RAG, built the end\-to\-end retrieval pipeline \(Qdrant, open\-source embeddings, reranking\) and an automated ingestion pipeline for near real\-time content sync\. 3\. Built a LangGraph\-based agentic AI chatbot for a hospitality platform, automating customer support workflows with multi\-step reasoning and tool\-calling capabilities\. 4\. Built a real\-time event streaming system using Kafka and WebSockets to surface live process updates in the UI\. 5\. Designed and implemented a supply\-chain scoring engine computing order\-level business metrics from complex business rules\. 6\.Migrated legacy \.NET modules to FastAPI\-based microservices, improving maintainability, deployability, and runtime performance\.

Software Engineer Intern at Ganglia Technologies Pvt Ltd, Jan 2024 \- Jul 2024 · 7 mos, Manipal, 1\. Built a voice\-to\-form pipeline for hospital workflows: transcribed doctor narrations, used LLMs to extract key patient data, and auto\-populated UI forms, cutting manual entry time for medical staff 2\. Designed and implemented backend APIs for a livestock marketplace, supporting product listings, search, filtering, and transaction workflows 3\. Implemented scalable RESTful APIs using Node\.js, Python and MongoDB

## Education

Master of Computer Applications \- MCA, Computer Science, Manipal institute of technology

BSc, PMCs, JSS Banashankari Arts,Commerce & S\.K\.Gubbi Science College, Vidyagiri Dharwad

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