Nihar Garg
Software Engineer at Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNihar Garg is a software engineer with a decade of engineering experience and a current MS candidate in Robotics and Control at Columbia University, combining deep mechanical engineering foundations from Purdue with modern software and systems expertise. He has six years managing complex hardware and software projects across industries, delivering data-driven solutions and high-value products that drive customer and business outcomes. Passionate about automating everything, he focuses on AI, IoT, and robotics to create integrated, practical systems rather than isolated prototypes. Based in New York, he brings cross-functional collaboration skills in fast-paced environments and a hands-on maker mindset—reflected in his GitHub tagline “Engineer who loves making things.” Notably, he blends domain knowledge in control systems with software delivery experience, enabling him to bridge product, hardware, and algorithmic development effectively.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Science - MS, Master of Science - MS at Columbia University in the City of New YorkBachelor of Science - BS, Bachelor of Science - BS at Purdue University
Github Skills (4)
mate7
robotics4
infiniband2
mono2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
nihargarg/nihargarg.github.io
Oct 2015 - Feb 2022
Contributions:315 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 4 months
nihargarg/python-data-visualizer
Oct 2020 - Dec 2021
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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