Nikhil D.

Nikhil D. has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies and roles. Nikhil currently works at Observe, Inc. as a Sr. Software Engineer, focusing on observability. Prior to this, they worked at Globality, Inc. as a Sr. Software Engineer, serving as the Tech Lead for a scrum team. In this role, they developed test frameworks and automation pipelines and implemented relevant AWS flows. Nikhil also curated Grafana dashboards to improve observability and reduce production bugs.

Before joining Globality, Inc., Nikhil worked at OSARO, Inc. as a Sr. Software Quality Engineer. Here, they automated and performed nightly soaks of the platform, designed a release Git flow model, and implemented a metrics-driven approach for bug fixes. Nikhil also built Grafana dashboards to improve visibility into backend services.

Prior to OSARO, Nikhil was employed at Mojo Vision Inc. as a Staff System Integration & Automation Engineer. Nikhil led software automation development and performed full system bring-up of the Mojo Lens platform. Nikhil also established the company's first software automation and data analysis framework and designed and simulated circuits for system level testing and integration.

Nikhil also has experience working at Texas Instruments as a Product Manager and a Test Development Engineer. Earlier in their career, they had internships at Texas Instruments, Tessera, Snapstick Inc., BEMA Electronics, and UPS, where they gained valuable experience in roles ranging from electrical engineering to software engineering.

Overall, Nikhil D. has a strong background in software engineering, automation, and test development, with a focus on improving observability, reducing bugs, and optimizing systems.

Nikhil D. began their education in 2006 at American High School, where they completed their secondary education. Nikhil then attended UCLA from 2010 to 2014, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Technology Management.

In terms of additional certifications, Nikhil D. obtained a Private Aircraft Pilot certification from the Federal Aviation Administration in January 2022.