Nikhil Pawar

Software Community Builder

United States

About

I'm a software community builder and I love solving problems for people using software. I believe the best systems start with the best conversations. Anything can be resolved by having the best conversations. Throughout my career, I've been a listener and a translator, for people and for systems, aligning and bridging disciplines to co-create ubiquitous languages that unite teams across boundaries. I weave that shared understanding into resilient systems and help organizations find clarity and deliver value. Naturally, I love learning languages to talk to people, and programming languages to talk to systems. I've collaborated with businesses that were trying to solve problems for people. I worked through their challenges, building systems with their ground teams, and then communities that could sustain and evolve those systems independently. I've led critical enterprise transformations across finance, healthcare, retail, media, and telecom, helping teams build secure, reliable software at scale using user-centered design, DDD, lean delivery, TDD, and pair programming. Do what works. Do the right thing. Be kind.

Experience

  • Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML at Buildertrend
    Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    On a mission to change the way the world builds.

  • Staff Software Engineer at Infinite Ranges
    Jan 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Staff Software Engineer at Broadcom
    Nov 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • VMware Tanzu Labs (New York, New York, United States)
    • Solutions Architect
      Jan 2020 - Nov 2023 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • Senior Software Engineer
      Jan 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Software Engineer at Pivotal Software, Inc.
    May 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Pivotal Labs → VMware Tanzu Labs → Broadcom Tanzu Labs → Infinite Ranges Labs (via acquisitions and rebrands) Built an infrastructure provisioning platform to manage 9k+ properties for one of the world's largest hotel chains. Built PKI solutions for Fortune 500 security firms and partnered with a CA to migrate their acquired enterprise customers using AI-powered workflows. Moved a Fortune 500 retailer’s in-store systems across 1k+ locations to cloud with zero downtime to unlock $12M anually. Coached teams in domain-driven design, pair programming, and test-driven development, reducing delivery cycles from monthly to weekly. Led a critically timed mobile platform upgrade for an FDA-certified glucose monitoring device, enabling predictive AI insights. Revamped compliance and observability, saving hours per feature for 150+ engineers. Built a plugin marketplace for a leading website builder, contributing to over 500k+ new users the following year and enabling creators to share interactive designs and integrate third-party tools. Led the modernization of legacy financial APIs supporting over 80 million daily transactions, eliminating $3M in annual costs. Increased release cadence from monthly to weekly while maintaining platform reliability. Delivered a FHIR-compliant API platform enabling over 15 million patients to access their health data. Led the team through tight regulatory deadlines, balancing speed and secure access. Architected an incident management system that reduced support volume by one-third for a Fortune 50 bank. Mentored a product manager and a designer into full-stack engineering roles. Contributed to the launch of a broadcast scheduling platform that eliminated manual coordination across more than 200 affiliate stations. Contributed to a digital banking platform supporting over 70 million users, enabling daily releases and onboarding more than a million new accounts through improved KYC flows. Practices: https://labspractices.com