NK.
Hi! I am
Nitesh Kakkar.
Student / Web Developer
I am a Final year student at VIT Vellore with a strong foundation in web development and a growing interest in AI/ML. Equipped with valuable skills in fullstack development and driven by a desire to create engaging user experiences combined with my hardworking spirit, I bring a valuable skill set and dedication to any team environment.
Technical Skills
Experience
Software Engineer Intern
PayU Payments Private Limited
Contributed to the Payments Platform team, optimizing infrastructure and improving system stability. Involved in migration of services to kubernetes and testing for enhanced reliability.
PRISM R&D Intern
Samsung Research Institute Bangalore
Conducted research on voice assistant activation, developing a novel dataset and feature extraction pipeline. Presented findings, establishing a new benchmark.
Engineering Team Intern
Reserve Bank Innovation Hub
Developed interactive financial calculators using ReactJS, focusing on user engagement and financial literacy. Enhanced existing tools with new visualization features.
Projects
Developed a full-stack internship tracking platform to centralize application logging, interview dates, and status updates. Features customizable, automated notifications for efficient management.
Created a personalized music recommendation system leveraging a custom ML model with cosine similarity on audio features. Integrates Spotify API for authentication, track retrieval, and playlist creation.
Architected a scalable backend for collaborative study tracking, supporting group creation, member roles, and session logging. Designed with a clean, modular MVC-inspired structure for maintainability.