Nikhil Kshirsagar
Founder Builder Stealth Mode at Instagram
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNikhil Kshirsagar is a founder and builder with 12+ years of experience designing and shipping AI and large-scale infrastructure across LinkedIn, Microsoft, Expedia, Qualcomm, and more. He has architected systems that handle millions of daily interactions and led cloud migrations and enterprise backend projects, blending deep systems engineering with product-focused delivery. Now leading a stealth AI startup from Sunnyvale, he pairs hands-on technical leadership with a creator’s instinct—he also runs a popular wildlife content channel with 100K+ followers. His background spans kernel drivers to enterprise Active Directory and cloud-native booking platforms, giving him rare end-to-end expertise from low-level systems to AI at scale. Known for turning complex requirements into reliable production systems, he combines academic rigor from USC with practical execution in fast-moving teams.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Masters of Science Computer Science, Masters of Science Computer Science at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelors of Engineering Computer Science, Bachelors of Engineering Computer Science at University of Mumbai
English, Marathi, Hindi
Github Skills (49)
javascript10
python10
dotnet10
java10
aws-sdk10
ruby10
php10
go10
sdk10
aws10
cpp10
backend10
documentation10
expressjs9
parse9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
nikolodien/Programming
Jan 2015 - Jul 2018
Contributions:2 pushes in 3 years 6 months
nikolodien/Fastpooler
Apr 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:10 PRs, 33 pushes, 8 branches in 9 months
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