Software engineer · Los Angeles, CA
Bonjour! I'm Nidhin.
I grew up in Wayanad, a hill district in Kerala, and studied in Kochi. I've written software professionally since 2018. These days I live in Los Angeles and lead engineering teams.
I care about whether software makes the business money. I'd rather ship the small change that fixes the problem this week than the large one that might fix it next quarter.
Eventually I want to start a company of my own.

Latest writing
All essaysNovember 2026
Put Your Amma on Your Desktop
A small character with the real face of someone in your family lives on your desktop and reminds you to eat, drink water and take your medicine. You can make it without coding for $20.
November 2026
A free AI skill is software. Treat it like software.
A skill is a file of instructions your AI follows, and your AI can reach your files and keys. Researchers keep finding malicious ones and getting past the defenses, so here is what to check before you install.
October 2026
Stop Sending Secrets to Claude Code by Mistake
You paste an error into Claude Code to get help, and your database password was sitting inside it. Five free mods catch common mistakes like this, and you can install them with one prompt.
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