zsh  ·  nikhil@portfolio  ·  ~/portfolio
1. zsh
2. copilot
3. logs
GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.32
Analyzing your portfolio…
Authenticated  ·  Model: claude-sonnet-4.6  ·  Portfolio mode
/whoami
try typing go above and hit enter after /whoami to see a prompt at work
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◆ nikhil
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╰─ /whoami
identity
Nikhil S Kesari
role: Engineering Manager
company: PhonePe
location: India
status: Open to ideas and conversations

Hi there, thanks for visiting my site. As you can see my site's theme is based on some of my favourite tools like the terminal, git and the Copilot CLI. I help engineering teams scale systems and AI power them so that teams become more efficient and innovative. I look for challenges at the edge of what's possible with technology, and I enjoy mentoring engineers to grow their careers. If you want to chat about anything, from tech to life, just hit the get_in_touch() button below.

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╰─ copilot /metric career.json
metrics context
18+
years_in_eng
50+
engineers_mentored
10×
team_growth
still_curious
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╰─ git log --graph --oneline career
experience context
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Engineering Manager HEAD → main

PhonePe · 2025 – Present

Leading multiple frontend engineering squads at scale. Roadmap, hiring, cross-team technical strategy. Introduced AI-assisted code review — cut review cycle time by 40%.

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Engineering Manager origin

Bigbasket · 2020 – 2025

Led engineering teams across multiple product verticals. Drove platform modernisation, scaled the organisation through rapid growth, and embedded AI tooling into the engineering workflow.

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Principal Engineer

Bigbasket · 2015 – 2020

Architected core backend systems supporting high-scale grocery commerce. Led distributed systems design, mentored senior engineers, and established engineering best practices across teams.

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Tech Lead

Manthan Systems · 2010 – 2015

Full-stack development and technical leadership on analytics and retail intelligence products. Grew from individual contributor to leading a team of engineers across product features.

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╰─ /skills list
skill & plugins
/skills
├── leadership/
│ ├── eng-managementcore
│ ├── team-buildingcore
│ ├── hiringsenior
│ ├── mentorshipsenior
│ └── roadmapping
├── engineering/
│ ├── nodejsexpert
│ ├── system-designexpert
│ ├── microservices
│ ├── typescript
│ └── rest-graphql
├── ai-tooling/
│ ├── llm-integrationcopilot
│ ├── ai-code-reviewcopilot
│ └── prompt-engineering
└── web-platform/
    ├── react
    ├── html-css
    ├── ci-cd
    └── docker
4 directories, 18 files
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╰─ ls -la projects/
projects & work
perms size modified name
drwxr-xr-x 4.2 MB Apr 2024
ai-code-review/LLM-powered PR review · flags security, perf, anti-patterns AI
drwxr-xr-x 1.8 MB Jan 2024
onboarding-platform/time-to-first-commit 2w → 3d, self-serve + buddy automation DX
drwxr-xr-x 28 MB Dec 2021
microservices-migration/200k-line monolith → 14 services · 3× deploy freq Backend
-rw-r--r-- 48 KB Apr 2026
portfolio-site.htmlPure HTML/CSS · multiple design themes · no frameworks Web
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╰─ rss --latest 4 blog/
writing
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╰─ contact --open-to conversations
connect
◆ copilot suggests

Let's connect.

Whether you want to discuss engineering, AI, leadership, or just say hi — my inbox is always open. I respond to LinkedIn messages too.

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