About Me

Hi, I’m Niku Singh—a passionate Software Engineer who thrives on building impactful products, learning new technologies, and feeding my curiosity. I love contributing to open-source projects and enjoy participating in hackathons, where I get to collaborate with talented people and solve real-world problems.

When I’m not coding, you’ll find me reading books, exploring the latest in tech, or watching football. I’m always eager to discuss software, startups, geopolitics, space, and science. My free time is often spent tinkering with new frameworks, writing technical blogs, or mentoring fellow developers in the open-source community.


Work Experience

Workroom Automation
Software Development Engineer
Hyderabad, Telangana | August 2024 – Present

  • Led frontend architecture using React, TypeScript, and TanStack Query, establishing reusable design patterns and improving developer velocity by 30%.
  • Boosted frontend performance by 40% (Lighthouse score) through advanced pagination, API request de-duplication, aggressive caching, and dynamic component loading.

GitLab
Open Source Contributor
Remote | May 2023 – Present

  • Contributed to GitLab Core and Gitaly with bug fixes, feature enhancements, and mentorship for new contributors.

Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2023 Contributor
May 2023 – August 2023

  • Selected for GSoC 2023 with GitLab to improve the contributor onboarding process by diagnosing issues with the GitLab Development Kit (GDK).
  • Findings contributed to GitLab’s decision to introduce a VM-based GDK setup, simplifying onboarding.
  • Authored a detailed final report now referenced by GitLab’s Developer Relations team.

Trumio AI
Software Engineer Intern
Remote | January 2024 – March 2024

  • Built a modular Admin Dashboard using React.js and Material UI, supporting dynamic views and role-based access.
  • Improved data load times by 35% through server-side pagination and optimized MongoDB aggregate queries.

Projects

Recollect AI
Next.js, Supabase, PgVector, OpenAI, FastAPI, Chrome Extension

  • Developed an AI-powered bookmark manager with semantic search, smart tagging, and contextual recommendations.
  • Built a Chrome Extension for real-time content capture and OpenAI-powered summarization.

IngestFlow
Node.js, Kafka, Redpanda, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch

  • Designed a log ingestion pipeline handling 1M+ requests, with real-time analytics and fault-tolerant architecture.

CodeSnapp
GitHub API, Langchain, LLMs

  • Built a GitHub bot that summarizes code diffs using LLMs, accelerating pull request reviews and comprehension.

Education

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Technology
Jalandhar, Punjab | Dec. 2020 – Aug 2024


Technical Skills

  • Languages: JavaScript, C/C++, SQL (Postgres), MongoDB, HTML/CSS
  • Frameworks: React, Next.js, Node.js, Material-UI, Ant Design, Tailwind CSS, Redux Toolkit, TanStack Query, TanStack Table
  • Developer Tools: Git, Docker, GitLab, Linux, Figma

Achievements

  • MIT Bitcoin Expo Winner: Forkscanner Track Runner-up, GitHub
  • ETHforALL QuickNode Track Winner: SAAVE Finance (Devfolio, Live Preview, GitHub)
  • Linux Foundation Mentee (LFX’22): Hyperledger Foundation