Nihal Pai
MBA MS Design Innovation Candidate (MMM)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolNihal Pai is a software engineer with 8 years of experience who builds robust genomics platforms and data pipelines, currently contributing to translational analysis operations at the Broad Institute. He blends front-end UI/UX design and back-end engineering—having built scalable microservice frontends, resilient Node.js APIs, and automated testing suites—bringing a strong product-focused mindset to scientific software. His background spans startups, enterprise internships, and research-adjacent roles, giving him a knack for turning complex datasets into usable visualizations and interfaces. Trained in computer science at Tufts and experienced internationally (including a semester in Budapest), he pairs disciplined engineering with creative problem-solving rooted in prior UI/UX and data science work. Less obvious: his early leadership as a platoon sergeant cultivated operational rigor and training-first instincts that now inform how he documents, tests, and hands off critical code.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor’s Degree Magna Cum Laude at Tufts UniversitySemester Abroad Computer Science, Semester Abroad Computer Science at Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsBerklee College of Music Summer Programs Guitar Sessions, Berklee College of Music Summer Programs Guitar Sessions at Berklee College of MusicInternational Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma at UWC South East AsiaMcCormick School of Engineering - Master of Science in Design Innovation, McCormick School of Engineering - Master of Science in Design Innovation at Northwestern UniversityKellogg School of ManagementData Engineering for Analytics to Solve Business Challenges (CSCI E-103 Graduate-Level), Data Engineering for Analytics to Solve Business Challenges (CSCI E-103 Graduate-Level) at Harvard Extension School
English, Chinese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (35)
python9
automation9
orchestration8
mlops8
etl8
apache8
workflow-engine8
machine-learning8
scheduler8
logic-pro-x8
data-science8
data-engineering7
sqlalchemy7
airflow7
elt7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
npai96/GuitarDistortionPlugin
May 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 4 pushes in 1 year 11 months
cppmidiguitarabletondistortion-plugin
npai96/ARImageSearch
Jun 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:8 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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