Nikhil D'Mello

Software Engineer

Experience

Software Engineer

Associa

Mar 2023 – Jan 2026

I worked on platform and backend systems that handle deployments, authentication, and event-driven data processing at scale. Some of my work focused on replacing tooling with systems that are reliable and easy to operate.

What I did

•Built core parts of a custom database deployment platform to make schema changes safe and repeatable across environments
•Re-architected synchronous APIs into event-driven services to eliminate timeout-driven failures
•Designed and operated serverless AWS services (Lambda, EventBridge, DynamoDB, SQS) with retries, DLQs, and automated scaling

Why it mattered

•Cut six figures in annual tooling costs
•Removed a whole class of production failures from blocking workflows
•Enabled processing of 10K+ records/hour without manual intervention

BI Developer

ASICS Digital

Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

What I did

•Built automated analytics pipeline contributing to 10% revenue growth
•Reduced manual reporting overhead through dashboard automation

DevOps Engineer

PanAgora Asset Management

Feb 2021 – Jul 2021

What I did

•Implemented CI/CD automation reducing deployment time by 80%
•Eliminated deployment failures through automated testing and rollback

Teaching Assistant

Northeastern University

Sep 2021 – Dec 2021

What I did

•Mentored 200+ students in statistical programming and data analysis

Projects

Swift Protocol

Atomic Coordination for AI Agents

Blockchain-based coordination infrastructure with Solidity smart contracts on Base L2 and Express.js orchestration engine. Implements atomic workflow execution with automatic rollback, preventing partial failures in multi-agent workflows through guaranteed all-or-nothing execution.

Architecture

Smart Contracts + Orchestrator + Client SDK

Performance

Atomic guaranteesBase L2 deploymentAll-or-nothing execution

Tech Stack

SolidityJavaScriptNode.jsExpress.jsDockerGit