Nikhil Suryawanshi
Indore, MP ***************@*****.*** +91-748******* linkedin.com/in/nikhil-suryawanshi github.com/Nikhilsistec
Summary
Backend-focused Full-Stack Engineer with 2.5+ years delivering production SaaS systems in Laravel, PHP, Angular, and MySQL. Shipped 45+ REST API endpoints across two live products, cut API latency 67% (900ms 300ms) via Eloquent ORM optimization and indexing, and integrated OpenAI-powered automation that eliminated 60% of manual effort. Comfortable owning backend architecture end-to-end in fast-moving agile teams. Skills
Backend: PHP, Laravel, Eloquent ORM, RESTful API Design, Laravel Sanctum/JWT, RBAC, Laravel Queues, MVC Frontend: Angular, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap Database & Infra: MySQL, Query Optimization, Indexing, Data Modeling AI / Integrations: OpenAI API, Transcription APIs, Webhook Integrations Tooling: Git, GitHub, Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, Docker (Familiar) Experience
Software Engineer — Zehntech Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Indore Jan 2024 – Present
• Architected and shipped 45+ production REST API endpoints (Laravel) powering two live B2B SaaS platforms with active paying user bases.
• Reduced average API response time from 900ms to 300ms ( 67%) via Eloquent query optimization, composite indexing, and eager loading — zero downtime migration on live DB.
• Integrated OpenAI transcription and summarization APIs into Kopyst, automating documentation generation and cutting per-user manual effort by 60%.
• Designed and implemented role-based access control (RBAC) using Laravel Passport (JWT-based authentication), supporting 3+ user roles with resource-level permissions across both platforms.
• Built a component library of 20+ Angular UI modules with fully responsive layouts; reduced cross-browser defects by standardising implementation across both products.
• Owned critical production incident response — triaged and resolved high-severity bugs within SLA, maintaining
>99% uptime across client-facing services.
Projects
Kopyst — AI-Powered Documentation & Screen Recording SaaS kopyst.com Nov 2024 – Present
• Sole backend owner: designed DB schema, API contracts, and queue-based processing pipeline for document and video workflows using Laravel.
• Integrated OpenAI API (GPT-4) for auto-summarization and Whisper for transcription; reduced documentation turnaround from minutes to under 10 seconds per workflow.
• Achieved 67% API latency reduction (900ms 300ms) through targeted indexing and Eloquent ORM refactoring on high-traffic read endpoints.
Laravel, Eloquent ORM, Angular, MySQL, OpenAI API, Laravel Queues Zehn.me — QR/NFC Digital Business Card Platform zehn.me Mar 2024 – Nov 2024
• Designed and built 15+ REST APIs for profile management, QR/NFC linking, and multi-user authentication; platform onboarded 500+ users at launch.
• Implemented versioned API architecture with Laravel Sanctum and role-based permissions, enabling secure multi-tenant access control from day one.
Laravel, Sanctum, Angular, MySQL, QR/NFC Integration Education
B.Tech – Computer Science & Engineering — RGPV, Bhopal 2019 – 2023 CGPA: 8.46 / 10 Capstone: Video Metadata Classification using Python, NLP, and OpenCV — demonstrates applied ML interest aligned with current AI integrations work.