Namaste — I’m Nanda

A backend engineer building reliable systems from complex ideas.

I help product teams turn ambiguous requirements into dependable software by designing clear APIs, resilient services and pragmatic cloud architecture.

Python · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · Azure

Portrait of Nanda Kishore
Open to backend engineering opportunities
6 years Engineering experience
Enterprise Banking systems
Physical IoT Connected device systems
AI products Applied responsibly
MSc Distinction Advanced Computer Science
How I work

Engineering is more than implementation.

I bring structure to ambiguous problems, make trade-offs explicit and stay accountable for how a system behaves after it ships.

01

Ownership

I take responsibility for outcomes—not just the code assigned to me.

02

Systems thinking

I look beyond individual features to understand dependencies and operational effects.

03

Simplicity

I prefer explicit, maintainable designs over accidental complexity.

04

Collaboration

I turn stakeholder intent into testable, deliverable technical decisions.

Experience

Built across different operating realities.

From highly controlled banking software to a web-connected physical retail product and a platform built from zero to beta.

01
2024 — PRESENT

People Signals Ltd

Founding Engineer & Co-Founder

Own backend architecture for BERT: authentication, adaptive assessment workflows, deterministic scoring, PostgreSQL evolution, AI-assisted report generation, observability and Azure delivery.

02
2022 — 2024

Enough Stores Retail Ltd (StokBox)

Software Engineer · Full-stack IoT product development

Built a data-driven web application and modular Python/Flask APIs connecting customer workflows, persisted state and embedded dispensing hardware.

03
2018 — 2020

Temenos

Associate Trainee → Associate Engineer

Delivered integrations and resolved production defects within enterprise digital-banking systems, building a foundation in reliability and controlled delivery.

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