Devansh Nigam

Software Engineer

I build cross-platform systems and developer tools that matters.


I'm a software engineer at Monotype, where I build cross-platform desktop applications and concurrency systems. Worked on both web and desktop applications. Setup electron based layer for desktop from scratch. I designed an Actor Model architecture with gRPC-based IPC that contributed to a 23.7% increase in user retention, and I care deeply about developer experience, performance, and writing software that lasts.

Beyond my professional role, I am an active open-source contributor - maintaining the error-replay npm package and contributing to Corsair (YC S21), an open-source framework for building agentic tools.

Outside of work, I trek through the Himalayas — Hampta Pass, Kedarkantha, Triund (lost count). I play chess on Lichess/chess.com, and I'm currently reading Homo Sapiens.


August 2023 - Present

Software Engineer·Monotype

Designed a cross-platform concurrency system using the Actor Model with gRPC-based IPC (named pipes & Unix sockets), improving stability and contributing to a 23.7% increase in user retention; built a font-sync backend with RealmDB and achieved 83.6% unit test coverage

JavaScriptC#Vue3Nuxt3ElectronDexie.jsAkka.net.NETRealmDBgRPCVitestXunit
July 2019 - June 2023

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication

Jaypee Institute of Information and Technology

CGPA: 8.0


Personal Finance Manager

Full-stack finance tracker with dual auth (email/password + Google OAuth2) using a secure one-time code exchange pattern.

Spring Boot 4React 18TypeScript+4

Error Replay

A lightweight, zero-dependency npm package that acts as a flight recorder for web apps.

TypeScriptNode.jsESM+2

GoogleMeet Attendance Tracker

Automated attendance-taking system that saves over 10 minutes of faculty time per class.

JavaScriptPythonExpress.js+5

Cloud Image Gallery

Full-stack website with ReactJS frontend styled using SCSS, featuring Google Authentication and JWT for secure access.

React.jsExpressNode.js+5

Portfolio Website

This very portfolio website you're looking at! A minimal, document-style site with a two-panel layout, cursor spotlight effect, and scroll-driven navigation inspired by the best developer portfolios.

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSS+2

2026
Open Source Contributor - Corsair (YC S21)Active contributor to Corsair, an open-source framework for building agentic tools. Developed core plugins and documentation.
2024
Hackathon Winner - MonotypeWon third prize in the Tethering and Streaming company-wide Hackathon with 900+ developers participating
2022
LeetCode 100 Days Badge x2Consistently ranked in top 3% worldwide for 100+ days in 2022. Solved 500+ problems on LeetCode, Codeforces, HackerRank, and GeeksForGeeks
2022
Google Kickstart - Global Rank 2856Achieved a global ranking of 2856 in Google Kickstart 2022 with solutions better than 90% of users
2022
Open Source Developers Club CoordinatorContributed to college open source projects at JIIT, organized CodeJam and OSDHack '22 hackathon with a team of 5, attracting 540+ participants
2022
JavaScript & Node.js CertificationCompleted comprehensive Udemy course strengthening basics and advanced topics in JavaScript and Node.js

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Currently open to new opportunities.