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Nik D'Mello

Software Engineer

4+ Years Experience • 4 Companies • Production Systems

Places I've Worked

Associa

Associa

Technical Deep Dive

Production systems and research projects

Swift Protocol

Autonomous Agent Payment Infrastructure

Live on Base Testnet

Payment infrastructure enabling AI agents to transact autonomously on Base L2 with cryptographic identity verification and streaming payments.

Key Metrics

  • 100% reliability across 1,000+ test transactions
  • Zero human intervention after setup

Technical Highlights

  • AgentRegistry for identity verification
  • StreamManager for real-time payments
  • TypeScript SDK + headless CLI

Tech Stack

SolidityHardhatTypeScriptNext.js 14Ethers.js v6Base L2

Database Schema Deployer

Full-Stack Deployment Platform

Production @ Associa

Full-stack platform automating DACPAC deployments across multiple environments with Angular frontend, NestJS backend, and AWS orchestration.

Key Metrics

  • 99.9% cost reduction ($140K+ to ~$100/year)
  • Multi-environment support (QA/UAT/Prod)

Technical Highlights

  • Version-aware client filtering
  • AWS workflow orchestration
  • Intelligent redundancy prevention

Tech Stack

Angular 20NestJSDynamoDBCodeBuildStep FunctionsTypeScript

Event-Driven Sync System

AWS Serverless Microservice

Production @ Associa

Event-driven microservice synchronizing 6 entity types between property management systems using AWS Lambda, EventBridge, and DynamoDB.

Key Metrics

  • 70% reduction in manual operations
  • Eliminated API timeout issues

Technical Highlights

  • EventBridge decoupling architecture
  • Strategy pattern for 6 entity types
  • Correlation IDs for tracing

Tech Stack

C# .NET 8AWS LambdaEventBridgeDynamoDBSQSCloudWatch

Experience

Building production systems at scale

Founder / Engineer

Swift Protocol

Apr 2025 – Present

Key Metrics

100% transaction reliability, zero human intervention after setup

  • Architected autonomous agent payment protocol on Base L2 with Solidity smart contracts and Next.js frontend achieving 100% transaction reliability across 1,000+ test transactions

Software Developer

Associa

Mar 2023 – Present

Key Metrics

99.9% cost reduction, 70% fewer manual operations, 50% faster deployments

  • Built full-stack database deployment platform (Angular, NestJS, AWS) achieving 99.9% cost reduction vs Octopus Deploy ($140K+ to ~$100/year)
  • Architected event-driven sync system using AWS serverless stack processing 10K+ records/hour, reducing manual operations by 70%
  • Engineered CI/CD pipeline optimization with build artifact reuse, reducing deployment time by 50%

DevOps Engineer

PanAgora Asset Management

Sep 2022 – Mar 2023

Key Metrics

80% reduction in deployment time, improved release reliability

  • Implemented Jenkins CI/CD pipeline automating deployment workflows and reducing deployment errors

BI Developer

ASICS Digital

Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Key Metrics

10% revenue increase through data-driven optimization

  • Analyzed e-commerce traffic patterns driving revenue optimization through data-driven strategies

Teaching Assistant

Northeastern University

Sep 2021 – Dec 2021

Key Metrics

Mentored 200+ students

  • Provided 1-on-1 sessions and peer mentoring in Foundations of Data Science covering statistical concepts and programming challenges

Hackathon Winner

2nd place at Omnia x GENESIS AR Hackathon

Cubs ARcade

$500 Award

Built AR app in 30 hours

JavaScript & A-Frame

AR brand experience for Chicago Cubs

Nik D'Mello presenting Cubs ARcade
🥈 2ND
Cubs ARcade demo
Team presentation

Technical Skills

Technologies I use to build reliable systems

Blockchain & AI Agents

SolidityHardhatEthers.js v6Base L2Agent CoordinationCryptographic Protocols

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS LambdaEventBridgeDynamoDBSQSServerless ArchitectureEvent-Driven Systems

Backend Development

.NET 8Node.jsPythonC#RESTful APIsMicroservices

Database & Analytics

MongoDBBigQuerySQLTableauData PipelinesETL Processes

Frontend & UI

TypeScriptReactNext.js 14Tailwind CSSFramer MotionResponsive Design

DevOps & Quality

JenkinsBitbucket PipelinesSonarCloudDockerCI/CDQuality Gates

Get In Touch

Let's connect and build the future of autonomous systems.

Open Source & Teaching

Open Source Contributor

Fixed critical screencast mode bug affecting millions of developers

View Merged PR →

Teaching Assistant

Foundations of Data Science (200+ students) • 1-on-1 mentoring • Python programming and data analysis