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.
Founder 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 Founder 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).
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Also worked at Mentorcam1
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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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