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Nikkhil J.

AI & SaaS Architect | Claude | Mobile | Python | Product Builder

🎯 Top 1% on Upwork with 💯% Job Success 🤝 200+ Happy Clients with over 👨‍💻 20 Years of Experience ✅ Native English with ⏰ 4,000+ Hours 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐀𝐈-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬—𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. If you're looking to move beyond basic development and build something technically strong, future-ready, and architecturally sound, I can help. 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬: - AI-powered applications (computer vision, ML integrations, LLM workflows) - Mobile & Web platforms (React, Flutter, scalable backends) - SaaS products (multi-tenant architecture, subscription systems, growth-ready infra) - API & system architecture (high-performance, modular, developer-friendly systems) 💡 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞. 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭. - AI-first thinking → Not just adding AI, but embedding it meaningfully into products - Architecture-led development → Clean, scalable, cost-efficient systems - Speed with clarity → Rapid execution without messy tech debt - Product mindset → I think like a founder, not just a freelancer ⚙️ 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐈 & 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 - LLM integrations (OpenAI, custom workflows) - Computer Vision (skin, image analysis, automation) - AI copilots & recommendation engines 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 & 𝐀𝐏𝐈 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 - Python (FastAPI, Django) - Node.js systems - REST / GraphQL APIs - Microservices & modular architectures 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 & 𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 - Swift, Kotlin - Flutter, React Native - React.js (scalable frontend systems) - Performance-focused builds 𝐒𝐚𝐚𝐒 & 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 - Multi-tenant systems - Subscription & billing integrations - Admin dashboards & analytics - Cloud (AWS, GCP) 🚀 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐈 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐎𝐧 - AI-powered apps (health, fintech, productivity) - SaaS platforms (B2B / B2C) - Mobile-first startups - MVP to scale transitions - System re-architecture & performance fixes 📈 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫) - Built an AI dermatology platform (mobile + backend + ML integration) - Designed scalable API systems handling real-time data workflows - Helped startups go from idea → MVP → funded product 🧠 𝐌𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 - Understand the business (not just requirements) - Design the right architecture - Build fast, but clean - Keep scalability in mind from day one 🤝 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐈 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 - Founders building serious products - Startups that want to scale (not just experiment) - Teams that value quality + speed + thinking If you're building something ambitious and want it done right, 𝐏.𝐒. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 ☎️

🇮🇳Delhi, India$60/hr100% JSS4.98 (164)Since Apr 2014

Earnings and projects

MRR
$121

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#129,694 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#13,571 / 45.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $729

Total earnings
$765k

Billed in all: $789k

World#1,078 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#117 / 45.9k
Per project
$3.8k

$364 in the last 6 months

World#45,682 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#5,197 / 45.9k
Projects, last 6 months
2
100% fixed0% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#10,198 / 45.9k
Projects in all
204

Across 254 contracts

61% fixed39% hourly
World#9,662 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#1,846 / 45.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$789kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$770k$780k$790k$800kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 21% in Java

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