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Nikhil Kadam

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Nikhil Kadam

@NickK2305

prev. founding eng at roger (yc s24) • running @origin5studios

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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Jul 6, 2024
Always found great opportunities on Twitter, & while I had some offers, I'm still looking for the right fit at a good startup. I've been selective lately, but I'm eager to join where I can use my (full-stack) skills to make an impact! Founders, my DMs are open 📩
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Aug 19, 2025
stop wasting time on leetcode. learn docker, redis, queues, auth, load balancers, and how to debug prod. you’ll be 10x more hireable than someone who solved 500 dp questions.
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Sep 13, 2025
the skills that actually get you hired (not 500 leetcodes): • auth flows (oauth, jwt, sessions) • db schema design & migrations • caching (redis, cdn) • background jobs & queues • file uploads & storage • realtime (websockets, pub/sub) • forms & validation • state
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Oct 20, 2025
every year we post jokes like this and call it “relatable,” but there’s nothing admirable about it. someone sits by the road selling flowers for ₹100, hoping to make enough to eat. a family that just bought gold worth lakhs will still argue to save ₹50. proudly, like it’s
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Sep 24, 2025
what separates juniors from real fullstack devs → • safe db migrations • cache invalidation strategies • rate limits & abuse prevention • background jobs with retries + idempotency • file uploads at scale (multipart, presigned urls) • observability (logs, metrics, traces)
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Oct 9, 2025
‘DSA is still the only source of truth if you want 40–50 LPA as a fresher.’ reality is, 90% of ‘fresher’ roles asking DSA are paying 3.5–7 LPA. they’ll make you solve graphs just to sit in a cubicle fixing test cases. you know who’s at 40–50 LPA? the ones who can build, ship,
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Sep 13, 2025
the roadmap for the skills that actually get you hired (not 500 leetcodes) → 1/10 - auth flows (oauth, jwt, sessions) • start with basic session cookies in express/next.js • learn jwt: sign, verify, expire • oauth: try google/github login via nextauth/clerk • secure routes
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Sep 28, 2025
things no fullstack roadmap will ever teach you (2/100) - JWT Basics 🔥 jwt (json web token) is the most abused auth tool in modern apps. everyone copies boilerplate, few actually understand it. what a jwt is: • a signed string (header.payload.signature) • base64
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Sep 14, 2025
the roadmap for the skills that actually get you hired (not 500 leetcodes) → 2/10 - db schema & migrations • learn postgres basics: tables, keys, indexes • practice schema design: users, posts, comments • migrations: prisma/drizzle to evolve schema safely • query
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Oct 13, 2025
just watched Varun Mayya’s unleash the avatar trailer the visuals are actually insane. that chakra + bell scene looks straight out of a high budget korean studio. reflections, timing, the way sound hits right after. perfect. what’s wild is the attention to detail. the small
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Sep 15, 2025
the roadmap for the skills that actually get you hired (not 500 leetcodes) → 3/10 - caching (redis, cdn) • redis basics: key-value, ttl • patterns: write-through, write-back • pub/sub + streams • cache invalidation strategies • edge caching (cloudflare, fastly) •
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Sep 28, 2025
things no fullstack roadmap will ever teach you 🔥 (1/100) - sessions sessions are the oldest, most battle-tested way of handling auth. still the backbone of most serious apps. how it works: • user logs in → server creates session row (userId + token) • server sets
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Aug 11, 2025
who are some good full-stack devs in my network? a remote startup by a 2x founder is hiring for a full-stack intern. next + typescript stack (stipend: ₹70k) i’ll refer you directly. share your portfolio/resume in the comments only. no DMs, they get flooded.
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Nikhil Kadam
@NickK2305
Aug 24, 2024
A friend of mine is looking for a front-end developer intern for his new start-up. You'll work remotely, and the stipend will be 8k to 13k, depending on performance. Great learning opportunity for folks who are just starting. P.S. Only apply if you're comfortable with above.
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