pdf-forge
A browser-based PDF toolkit: merge, split, compress, encrypt, and convert. The engine is pdfcpu compiled from Go to WebAssembly, so files are processed on-device and never uploaded.
- Go
- WebAssembly
- React
- TypeScript
- pdf.js
Software Engineer
Kiran C Nayak
I build backend-focused distributed systems and the APIs other teams depend on.
About
About me
I’m Kiran, a software engineer based in Bengaluru who has worked across mobile, frontend, and backend. These days I focus on distributed systems and platform infrastructure at Juniper Square, building the workflow and permissions machinery that other engineering teams rely on.
Before that I helped build an internal AI agentic-workflow platform at Blue Yonder and shipped mobile features for Simplifi at Quicken. I care about systems that stay understandable as they grow, and I’m always chasing the next thing to learn. Learning is a journey, not a destination.
Education
- B.E., Computer Science & Engineering
- BMS College of Engineering · 2016 to 2020
Publication
- Pneumonia Detection: An Efficient Approach Using Deep Learning
- ICCCNT 2020, IEEE Kharagpur Section
Toolbox
Skills
Languages
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Go
- Python
- Swift
Frontend
- React
- React Native
- Next.js
- Redux
- Tailwind CSS
- Astro
Backend
- Node.js
- Go
- LangGraph
- REST APIs
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
Practice
- Distributed systems
- API design
- Agile delivery
- Git
Journey
Experience
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Oct 2025 - Present
Software Engineer 2 · Juniper Square
Backend-focused distributed systems and API architecture for a private-markets fund administration platform.
- Architected a workflow orchestration engine for complex multi-step business processes, with built-in state management, audit trails, and role-based access control.
- Led the technical design and rollout of a regulatory-driven permissions overhaul spanning a dozen-plus user roles, then presented it to the wider engineering org alongside Product and QA.
- First-prize team (2 of 23) at the 5th Annual Juniper Square Engineering Hackathon, 2026.
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Oct 2023 - Oct 2025
Software Engineer · Blue Yonder
Internal platform work and product features for Luminate Control Tower, a supply-chain visibility product.
- Key contributor on an internal AI agentic-workflow platform: LangGraph orchestration, a Python backend, and a Next.js + Tailwind front end, with connectors for databases, vector stores, APIs, and email.
- Shipped features for Luminate Control Tower as part of an Agile team in the Customer Experience org, starting as a Technical Consultant on the Cloud team.
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2019 - 2021
Software Engineer · Quicken
Mobile development for Simplifi by Quicken across React Native, iOS, and Android, from intern to full-time engineer.
- Implemented Redux and restructured navigation with modal-style flows across major sections of the Simplifi app.
- Built the "automatic lock after a user-specified delay" feature for Android and iOS, including native iOS work in Swift and a reusable radio-button component.
- Prototyped a referral feature at the internal hackathon with an Express.js mock backend.
Projects
Selected work
Planning Poker
A self-hosted planning poker app for agile estimation: real-time rooms over Socket.IO, anonymous-friendly identities, and owner-based moderation.
- React
- Socket.IO
- Express
- Prisma
- PostgreSQL
Contact
Let’s talk
Whether it’s an interesting problem, a collaboration, or just to say hi. My inbox is open.
[email protected]