Nish Sitapara

Software EngineerFull-Stack EngineerAgentic EngineeringSystem ArchitectBiotech & Health Tech

I build systems and platforms for science and healthcare. I started out as a scientist in biotech, and now I'm an AI-powered full-stack engineer turning complex problems into software people rely on.

Experience

Herasight

  • Software EngineerAug 2025 to now
  • Building the web platform behind Herasight's genetic screening, from what patients see to the tools the lab runs on.
  • Working agent-first: I run a small fleet of coding agents in parallel, and my job is mostly planning, reviewing, and shipping what they build.
  • Building the skills, workflows, and guardrails that keep those agents useful on a real production codebase.

Tomorrow Health

  • Software EngineerFeb to Aug 2025
  • Designed and built telehealth visits on the Healthie API.
  • Launched automated SMS and email follow-ups with OpenPhone and Resend, cutting drop-off in the signup funnel.
  • Ran A/B tests with PostHog feature flags that raised retention through onboarding.
  • Added structured logging and monitoring to the patient-routing algorithm, improving its accuracy and cutting debugging time.

Genentech

  • Software EngineerMay 2022 to Feb 2025
  • Associate ScientistSep 2020 to May 2022
  • Led backend work on a Next.js app that helps scientists develop potency assays.
  • Built a sample-testing platform with Next.js, Django, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL: multi-assay management, scheduling, notifications, and exports, deployed with Docker and GitHub Actions on AWS and GCP.
  • Led three engineers building services that connect internal systems to the electronic lab notebook.
  • As a scientist, built a Python and OpenCV monitor that caught instrument errors and alerted the team in Google Chat.

Sangamo Therapeutics

  • Process EngineerJan to Sep 2020
  • Process Development Associate IVAug 2018 to Jan 2020
  • Process Development Associate IIOct 2017 to Aug 2018
  • Built a Python pipeline (Pandas, Plotly, SQLite) that pulled instrument data, generated reports, and emailed them automatically.
  • Helped choose and roll out the team's electronic lab notebook and LIMS, and hired, trained, and mentored junior scientists.

Genentechcontract

  • Scientific ResearcherOct 2016 to Sep 2017
  • Wrote a Python and Selenium pipeline that pulled KEGG genome data to help source standards for a molecule library.

Thermo Fisher Scientificcontract

  • Scientist IMay to Oct 2016

LGC Biosearch Technologies

  • Process Development TechnicianJan to May 2016
  • Production Technician IDec 2014 to Jan 2016

Periodic Table of Skills

Skills

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AI tools

  • Claude Code
  • Anthropic API
  • Codex
  • MCP servers
  • Cursor
  • LangChain
  • Vercel AI SDK
  • OpenRouter

Languages

  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • SQL
  • HTML/CSS

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS

Data

  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Supabase
  • MongoDB
  • Pandas
  • OpenCV

Backend

  • Django
  • Graphene
  • FastAPI
  • Strawberry
  • GraphQL
  • Celery
  • Flask
  • Node.js

Infrastructure

  • Docker
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Vercel
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
  • Playwright
  • Pytest
  • Sentry
  • PostHog