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Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Toptal member since August 17, 2026
Bio
Ninad is a senior software developer with seven years of experience building full-stack applications and enterprise productivity tools. He specializes in C#, .NET, Python, React, and LLM-based applications, with experience building scalable software for enterprise clients.
Portfolio
Luminary Steps
Next.js, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, PostgreSQL...
Aploris GmbH (TeamSlide)
OpenAI, PowerPoint API, .NET, C#, SQL Server, MySQL, Apache Solr...
Aploris GmbH (TeamSlide)
.NET, C#, SQL Server, MySQL, Apache Solr, Entity Framework, Typescript, React...
Experience
- React - 6 years
- .NET - 6 years
- C# - 6 years
- SQL Server - 6 years
- TypeScript - 6 years
- Full-stack Development - 6 years
- Back-end Development - 6 years
- Python - 3 years
Preferred Environment
C#, Back-end Development, .NET, Python, FastAPI
The most amazing...
...product I've worked on is a PowerPoint add-in used by over 10,000 consultants and business professionals to find and reuse presentation content faster.
Work Experience
Full-stack Developer
2026 - PRESENT
Luminary Steps
- Owned the end-to-end development of a career recommendation platform using Next.js and TypeScript, from architecture and implementation to deployment.
- Built and maintained core functionality across the front-end, back-end, authentication, and database layers.
- Collaborated directly with the founders to translate product requirements into technical solutions and deliver features independently.
Technologies: Next.js, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Vercel, APIs, Supabase, AI-assisted Development, AI-generated Code, Webhooks, Architecture, CSV, Microsoft Excel
Senior Software Developer
2024 - PRESENT
Aploris GmbH (TeamSlide)
- Led the development of production-ready AI and RAG features for a PowerPoint add-in, including contextual chat, slide summarization, bullet generation, keyword highlighting, and text editing using OpenAI models.
- Engineered an extensible Slide Checker tool that automatically validates PowerPoint slides for formatting, layout, font consistency, and grammar using a modular rule-based architecture.
- Contributed to an estimated 20% increase in annual recurring revenue by delivering new features that helped win new customers.
- Refactored 50 classes to untangle dependencies and cut average class size by 80% using appropriate design patterns.
Technologies: OpenAI, PowerPoint API, .NET, C#, SQL Server, MySQL, Apache Solr, Entity Framework, Typescript, React, jQuery, TypeScript, Full-stack Development, Back-end Development, OfficeJS, Claude Code, Full-stack, JavaScript, CSS, API Design, REST APIs, Algorithms, API Integration, Artificial Intelligence (AI), APIs, AI-assisted Development, AI-generated Code, C#.NET, Elasticsearch, Architecture, Search, ChatGPT API, Microsoft Excel
Software Development Engineer
2021 - 2023
Aploris GmbH (TeamSlide)
- Developed and maintained a slide search solution for PowerPoint as part of a team, resulting in improved productivity for over 100,000 professionals.
- Improved the reliability of the application by developing automated tests and conducting thorough code reviews.
- Implemented user-facing features, such as browsing files within the PowerPoint add-in and inserting multiple slides into presentations.
- Implemented user activity analysis and search result optimization.
Technologies: .NET, C#, SQL Server, MySQL, Apache Solr, Entity Framework, Typescript, React, jQuery, TypeScript, Full-stack Development, Back-end Development, OfficeJS, Full-stack, JavaScript, CSS, API Design, REST APIs, Algorithms, API Integration, APIs, AI-assisted Development, C#.NET, Elasticsearch, Search
Software Development Intern
2020 - 2020
Motilal Oswal Financial Service
- Collaborated with the chief HR officer and the business development team to understand the business requirement and translated it into a web application.
- Directed the development of a portal that serves as a social media platform for the alumni of the organization and the current employees.
- Built more than 10 features from scratch using ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server, and Bootstrap.
Technologies: .NET, C#, SQL Server, Bootstrap, Full-stack Development, Back-end Development, Full-stack, JavaScript, MySQL, Algorithms, APIs, Docker, C#.NET
Data Analytics Intern
2019 - 2019
Indian Institute of Management
- Served as a data analytics intern at IIM Nagpur, applying data analytics techniques to real-world business data.
- Guided a project focused on natural language processing, applying text mining, sentiment analysis, and topic modeling to companies' annual reports.
- Developed a data scraping tool using Python, Selenium, and Scrapy to extract data from various websites.
Technologies: Python
Experience
Luminary Steps
https://beta.luminarysteps.com/I am developing an EdTech platform end-to-end using Next.js, handling the front-end, back-end, database integration, authentication, and deployment. As the sole developer, I own the complete development lifecycle, including implementing new features, fixing issues, and managing production releases. This project has strengthened my experience in independently building and maintaining modern full-stack applications.
Multi-PDF RAG Project
https://github.com/ninad365/rag-document-assistantI worked on a production-style, multi-PDF RAG project with a FastAPI back end and Streamlit front end. This app indexes one or more PDFs into a persistent Chroma vector store and answers questions grounded solely in the retrieved context, with page-level citations.
Site2Reel – AI Website to Video Generator
Designed a tool that turns any product URL into a ready-to-share promotional video using AI-generated scripts and automated editing
Tech stack: Python, FastAPI, React, Supabase Auth, OpenAI GPT-5.1, MoviePy, Render Cloud
Tech stack: Python, FastAPI, React, Supabase Auth, OpenAI GPT-5.1, MoviePy, Render Cloud
Education
2015 - 2020
Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP) - Kharagpur, India
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, REST APIs, PowerPoint API, Entity Framework, jQuery, OpenCV, MoviePy
Tools
Claude Code, Microsoft Excel, Apache Solr, Git
Languages
C#, Python, C#.NET, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, CSS, Python 3
Frameworks
.NET, Bootstrap, Next.js
Platforms
Vercel, Docker, Firebase
Storage
MySQL, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL
Paradigms
Testing
Other
SQL Server, Full-stack Development, Back-end Development, FastAPI, OfficeJS, Full-stack, API Integration, APIs, Supabase, AI-assisted Development, AI-generated Code, API Design, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Architecture, Search, ChatGPT API, CSV, OpenAI, Typescript, Retrieval-augmented Generation (RAG), Supabase Auth, Webhooks
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