# Nimitt Sethiya

> Nimitt Sethiya is an AI/ML engineer and technical lead building AI-enabled products, LLM integrations, voice systems, and dependable backend platforms. Based in India.

I design and build AI-enabled products, dependable backend systems, and tools that make complicated work feel simple.

## Pages

- [Portfolio](https://nimittsethiya.com/): selected work, approach, toolkit, experience, education, and contact
- [MYRAH](https://nimittsethiya.com/myrah): a local-first desktop AI assistant
- [Now](https://nimittsethiya.com/whats-new): what I am exploring at the moment
- [Personal](https://nimittsethiya.com/personal): Instagram, GitHub, LinkedIn, places visited, and travel notes

## Experience

### Special Project Lead, Millipixels
Mohali, India · Nov 2023 - Present

- Build AI-enabled systems and backend services across the full product lifecycle
- Design LLM integrations, tool workflows, and evaluation experiments
- Improve API reliability, performance, and consistency under load
- Lead sprint planning, code reviews, and technical coordination
- Mentor engineers across architecture, implementation, and delivery

### Software Developer, KPIT Technologies
Bangalore, India · Mar 2023 - Nov 2023

- Worked on system-level software and performance-sensitive engineering
- Investigated and resolved reliability issues across complex platforms
- Optimized targeted code paths to improve runtime behavior
- Collaborated with engineers to validate changes across device environments
- Recipient of The High Flyers Award (2023)

### Software Developer, Mindtree
Bangalore, India · Apr 2021 - Jan 2023

- Contributed to a consumer mobile product used by 150K+ active users
- Improved prediction quality and user-facing data visualisation
- Reworked backend flows to support growing traffic
- Optimized database queries and API calls to reduce latency
- Collaborated across product, design, and engineering teams

### Mobile App Developer, Mitraye
Udaipur, India · May 2020 - Apr 2021

- Developed and maintained mobile applications with consistent high performance
- Integrated secure authentication and push notifications improving user engagement
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams on agile project delivery
- Implemented REST APIs and Firebase integration for backend services
- Built reusable components improving development efficiency

## Education

- Executive Master's Degree, Blockchain and Big Data, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna (2023 - 2025)
- Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Geetanjali Institute of Technical Studies (2016 - 2020)
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner

## Selected work

- **MYRAH — Local-First Desktop AI Assistant** (backend): An on-device desktop assistant that combines local model routing, voice interaction, persistent memory, MCP tools, and controlled desktop actions behind a FastAPI service. Built with Python, FastAPI, Ollama, MCP, SQLite, llama.cpp.
- **Real-Time Voice AI Platform** (backend): High-performance FastAPI voice assistant with WebSocket streaming, NLP processing, and text-to-speech synthesis using ElevenLabs. Built with FastAPI, WebSocket, Python, NLP, Vosk, ElevenLabs.
- **AI Health Tracker Mobile App** (mobile): React Native health tracking application powered by TensorFlow ML models, serving 150K+ users with predictive analytics and personalized insights. Built with React Native, Firebase, Python, TensorFlow.

## More projects

- **Blockchain Document Verification** (blockchain): Enterprise blockchain platform securing document authenticity using Ethereum smart contracts and IPFS distributed storage with cryptographic verification. Built with Next.js, Solidity, Ethereum, IPFS, Web3.js. Code: https://github.com/NimittSethiya/document-verification
- **Enterprise Desktop Suite** (desktop): Cross-platform Electron desktop application featuring real-time WebSocket synchronization, remote policy management, and native OS integration. Built with Electron.js, React, Vite, C#, WebSocket.
- **Android AOSP GNSS Framework** (mobile): System-level Android migration project: upgraded GNSS testing framework from Android 13 to 14 AOSP with HAL optimizations. Built with AOSP, Android 14, C++, OpenGL, HAL.
- **Zero-Knowledge Encrypted Storage** (blockchain): Privacy-first vault using client-side cryptography with TweetNaCl.js, ensuring zero-knowledge architecture where servers never access unencrypted data. Built with Cryptography, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, TweetNaCl.js.
- **Flutter Social Network** (mobile): Cross-platform social media app built with Flutter and Firebase, featuring instant messaging, story feeds, and OAuth authentication. Built with Flutter, Firebase, Dart, REST APIs.
- **Professional Services Manager** (mobile): Native Android Kotlin app designed for legal professionals with encrypted document storage, appointment scheduling, and client relationship management. Built with Android, Kotlin, Java, Firebase.
- **E-Learning Platform with Payments** (mobile): Flutter-based educational platform integrating Razorpay payment gateway, video streaming, and progress tracking for online courses. Built with Flutter, Dart, Razorpay, Firebase.
- **Next.js Full-Stack Platform** (web): Modern web application built with Next.js featuring server-side rendering, TypeScript type safety, and PostgreSQL database with RESTful APIs. Built with Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, PostgreSQL.

## Skills

- **Leadership** (Project and team management): Project Management, Team Coordination, Technical Planning, Code Review, Mentoring
- **Frontend** (Building beautiful, responsive user interfaces): React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Flutter, React Native, Electron.js
- **Backend** (Scalable server architecture and APIs): Python, FastAPI, Node.js, REST APIs, GraphQL, Microservices, WebSocket, MongoDB, Firestore
- **Languages** (Core programming languages and paradigms): Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C++, Dart
- **AI / ML** (Applied AI systems and experimentation): LLM Integrations, Prompt Design, MCP, Model Evaluation, Bias Analysis, Azure ML, Voice AI
- **Blockchain** (Decentralized applications and smart contracts): Solidity, Ethereum, Web3.js, Smart Contracts, DeFi, NFTs
- **Cloud & DevOps** (Cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines): Azure ML, AWS, Docker, CI/CD, Terraform, GitHub Actions
- **Specialization** (Specialized expertise and advanced technologies): System Architecture, API Security, Scalability, Load Balancing, Firebase, Jest

## Places visited

27 places across 3 countries. Travel profile: https://intothetrip.com/nimittsethiya

- North-east India: Guwahati, Shillong, Cherrapunji, Dawki
- Himalayas: Shimla, Manali, Kasol, Dharamshala, Srinagar, Leh
- North India: Delhi, Gurugram, Vrindavan, Amritsar
- Bihar: Patna, Gaya, Pawapuri
- West India: Mumbai, Rann of Kutch, Goa
- South India: Bangalore, Wayanad
- Thailand: Bangkok, Pattaya
- Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Phu Quoc

## Contact

- Email: hi@nimittsethiya.com
- github.com: https://github.com/NimittSethiya
- linkedin.com: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimittsethiya
- instagram.com: https://www.instagram.com/nimittizm/
- intothetrip.com: https://intothetrip.com/nimittsethiya