Software engineer who builds across the whole stack — operating systems, AI models, native apps, and the platforms that ship them.
const nandan = {
title: "Software Engineer",
location: "Seattle, WA",
education: "M.S. Computer Science @ Seattle University",
experience: "Software Engineer Intern @ Highspot",
builds: [
"operating systems & microkernels",
"compilers",
"AI/ML models",
"native apps (macOS, iOS)",
"full-stack web platforms",
"developer tools & SDKs",
],
philosophy: "if I can't build it from scratch, I don't understand it yet",
} as const;| Project | What it is |
|---|---|
| Fexer | Professional iOS camera app — real-time Core Image + Metal rendering pipeline, manual exposure controls, 21 live color grades |
| Nemesis | AlphaZero-style chess engine — 12.4M-parameter ResNet + MCTS, trained on 3.8M elite games, no Stockfish involved |
| PushStack | Self-hosted Git platform — a real Git smart-HTTP server on Cloudflare R2, with two extracted npm packages |
| GitFlow Studio | Native cross-platform Git client (Tauri + Rust) — commit graph, interactive rebase, in-panel AI assistant |
| Platex | Published npm package that compiles LaTeX to PDF on the edge — 100% test coverage, CI-enforced |
More at nandan.fyi/projects
