Shogun
I currently work at a small startup called Shogun. We're a financial technology company looking to optimize the average American's largest asset, their home. We're hiring!
Slack
I was part of Slack first intern class in the summer of 2015. As a front-end engineer, I built out the user groups feature and did some product management on the enterprise product.
Delta Lab @ Northwestern University
As an undergraduate at Northwestern University, I researched in the Delta Lab under the supervision of Professor Haoqi Zhang. We explored methods of breaking down complex projects into actionable plans through crowdsourcing.
Knight Lab @ Northwestern University
As a technology fellow at the Knight Lab, I researched novel methods of adding context to long-form articles using NLP and knowledge graphs. The Knight Lab is a journalism technology lab funded by the Knight Foundation.
Groupon
In the summer of 2014, I interned as a web developer on Groupon's homepage team. I built out features that resulted in 2 million dollars in marginal monthly revenue.
What I do
I've always been interested in the intersection of people and code. I spend time thinking about how to use technology to guide people through complex problems.
Front-end Web
React, Redux, Node, Sass is my preferred stack. Javascript is the name of my game.
Graphic Design
I've been designing for 6+ years. I'm great at Sketch and familiar with Adobe CS.
HCI Research
The human-centered design process is key to my work. Iterating quickly to learn is what I do best.
Teaching
I have TAed for over 2000 students and taught a 300 level class on network security.
Product Mangement
I currently PM for a team of 5 engineers and am learning the art of balancing business and engineering needs.
Entrepreneurship
I like taking ideas from 0 to 1. There are many hats I am comfortable in.
Get in touch
You can find me wondering around San Francisco, Chicago and occasionally an international airport.
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Address
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco -
Email
nikhil.h.pai[at]gmail[dot]com -
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