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Shay MurphyunlockedNikhil: together at Citi (2006)
Nikhil: together at Citrix Systems Inc.
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About
Nikhil Desai is the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Sidepilot. He has over 17 years of experience in software engineering across the high tech, automotive, and financial services sectors, and has worked on product development for the LendingClub platform and Citrix GoToMeeting. His areas of focus include application architecture, software design and development, and engineering team leadership.
CTO at Sidepilot
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Experience
- SidepilotFounder, Chief Technology Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- MentorcamChief Technology Officer2023 — 2025United States
- EarnestHead of Product Engineering2019 — 2023
- ModalHead Of Engineering @Modal (formerly Drive Motors)2017 — 2019San Francisco
- CNoteVP of Engineering2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Lending ClubSenior Software Engineer2015 — 2017San Francisco
- Citrix Systems Inc.Senior Software Engineer, GoToMeeting2013 — 2015San Francisco
- Citrix Systems Inc.Software Engineer 2, Android2010 — 2013Santa Barbara, California
- Citrix Systems Inc.Software Engineer 12007 — 2010Santa Barbara, California Area
- Hackbright AcademyMentor2013San Francisco
- NXTV, Inc.Software Engineer / DBA2007Woodland Hills, VA
- CitiIntern2006
Skills & more
Coaching1Back-End Web Development1Mobile Applications1Release ManagementTeam LeadershipMobile Application DevelopmentProduct QualityBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Cloud-Native ApplicationsEngineering ManagementEngineering LeadershipProduct Service
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Oral CommunicationCoaching & MentoringSoftwareProduct Road MappingSaaS DevelopmentSoftware as a Service (SaaS)ManagementProject ManagementJavaAndroidNode.jsSQLLanguages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Marathi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nikhil Desai?
- Nikhil Desai is the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Sidepilot. He has over 17 years of experience in software engineering across the high tech, automotive, and financial services sectors, and has worked on product development for the LendingClub platform and Citrix GoToMeeting. His areas of focus include application architecture, software design and development, and engineering team leadership.
- Where does Nikhil Desai work?
- Nikhil Desai is CTO of Sidepilot.
- What companies did Nikhil Desai found?
- Nikhil Desai founded Sidepilot.
- Where did Nikhil Desai go to school?
- Nikhil Desai studied at University of Southern California (Master's Degree, Computer Science); University of Mumbai (Bachelor's, Engineering).
Founder mafias
University of Southern California mafia349
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Marc BenioffB.S.B.A.Founded SalesforceGabriel PereyraBachelor's degreeFounded HarveyKent WakefordJuris Doctorate (J.D.)Founded Breaking +4Brian CruverBAFounded Xenex +2Francisco TolmaskyBachelorsFounded RunKit +2Erica BresciaBSFounded Bitnami +1
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University of Mumbai mafia93
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Al LalaniBachelor's degreeFounded Omnibound +1Manish ChachadaBachelors of Commerce and Accounting (B.Com)Founded Cyble +1Monik PamechaBachelor's DegreeFounded Toma +1Sunil ThomasBachelor of EngineeringFounded CleverTap +1Ashish AggarwalBEFounded JubileeTV +1Manisha RaisinghaniBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded LogiNext +1
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CNote mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Hackbright Academy mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mentorcam mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Southern California873
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital
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Also attended University of Mumbai247
Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mitesh SinghInvestor at Initialized CapitalUllas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined VenturesAnshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURESRishika MadanAssociate, India at Jungle VenturesBhavana WaigankarCOO at Lightbox
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mentorcam2
Also worked at CNote7
Colin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsDiana MurakhovskayaGeneral Partner at The Artemis FundLeslie Goldman TepperFounding Partner at The Artemis FundAmber PorterAssociate at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactSharon VosmekManaging Director at AstiaShalini SardanaAngel at Pipeline Angels
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Also worked at Citrix Systems Inc.69
ParthaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCTommy AhlersFormer Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global LlpMick HollisonInvestor at EPIC VENTURESDivya RaghavanPrincipal at Hitachi VenturesNat KunesExecutive-in-Residence at Mainsail PartnersKen KimGeneral Partner at Asia2G Capital
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