lemme introduce myself since we’re almost 1.5k here :)
hey, i’m Nikhil a final-year engineering student from Pune.
i started programming in my 1st year. not one of those 6th-class WhiteHat Jr kids 😭
started with Java + DSA, then C, built some random endpoints, forgot half of it, made Arduino cars and other hardware stuff because i’m an electronics major.
eventually got bored of hardware and went back to software.
started doing DSA sheets, got bored again 💀
then went all-in on full-stack and started building shit.
did a bunch of projects, client work, won 3 hackathons, failed LFX, got rejected from probably 10+ startup interviews, and also rejected a couple of offers myself when they just weren’t the right fit.
eventually landed a remote engineering internship at a Bangalore startup from April–June 2026.
somewhere along the way, i also got pretty involved in the Pune tech community organized things, met a ton of people, helped with community stuff.
got bored of that too 💀
so now i mostly just build.
these days i’m into full-stack + applied AI, because the AI hackathon scene is fucking crazy right now.
but honestly, i’ll always be a web2 guy at heart.
currently learning Rust too originally wanted to get into web3, but ended up liking Rust more for backend/systems.
i come from a tier-3 college, so most of what i know came from building, shipping, failing, and figuring shit out myself.
i’ll also start sharing more technical content here soon: build logs, engineering lessons, random things i learn, and probably rust too.
if you’re looking to hire me for engineering roles, check out my work:
nikhilwho.in
[ btw this pic is from one of our Pune community events :)
@CivoCloud sponsored us as a partner we reached out to
@kunalstwt, who was their DevRel at the time, and made it happen. ]
still early.
just getting started.