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