Where I've Been.

A few places I have worked and things I have built.

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Nandan Patel

21 · University of Waterloo

Software Engineer Intern

2026 – present

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Building ML tooling and infrastructure for the Whatnot platform.

Software Engineer Intern

Jan 2026 – Apr 2026

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Worked on checkout system maintenance and reliability.

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Collaborated with a fast-moving, high-calibre team on high-traffic services.

Software Engineer Intern

May 2025 – Aug 2025

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Redesigned the entire brand order fulfillment flow end-to-end.

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First real exposure to building software at production scale with real users.

Go · MinIO · Kafka · Kubernetes

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Self-hosted image gallery for photos I take, with preview and transformation support.

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Processing pipeline built on Kafka and MinIO with no third-party platform needed.

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Deployed on homelab Kubernetes alongside the rest of my personal infrastructure.

Go · PostgreSQL · Redis · Kafka · MinIO

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A better MyAnimeList and MyDramalist, built full-stack with strict latency targets.

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Backend optimized with Redis and Kafka; content delivery tuned for speed.

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Public frontend for users to curate lists and write AI-assisted reviews.