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My Journey

From Kathmandu to Perth, a journey through products, people and business.

Aug 2025 – Present

Full-Stack Software Engineer, Apps People

Perth, Australia

Working on Foody Bag as the sole backend and cloud engineer. Building APIs, managing AWS infrastructure, improving payment reliability and investigating production failures for a surplus-food marketplace with around 60,000 users.

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Feb 2025 – Aug 2025

Software Engineer, 8seats

Sydney, Australia

Joined a pre-seed, VC-backed messaging startup. Built real-time features with Phoenix Channels and local storage, using state machines to make complex product flows easier to understand and maintain.

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2023 – 2025

Master's Degree & AI Projects

King's Own Institute, Sydney

Transferred to KOI to complete my Master's. I dove deep into AI, building a Jira-clone with a ChatGPT-like interface, using Vector Search, and designing a microservice architecture with Terraform and Azure.

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2024 – 2025

Software Engineer, Ozdocs Group

Sydney, Australia

Took ownership of Oil Commander, a laboratory and equipment-monitoring platform processing over 100,000 oil samples daily. Worked directly with customers on requirements and deployments, and delivered .NET 8 features and AWS workflows.

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July 2023

Moved to Australia for Master's

Sydney, Australia

Embarked on a new chapter, moving to Sydney to pursue a Master of Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), eager to deepen my expertise.

Masters in ITUTSSydney

2020 – 2023

Software Engineer, Leapfrog Technology

Kathmandu, Nepal

Delivered features end to end for Nurix Therapeutics’ drug-discovery platform: PostgreSQL schemas, Java/Micronaut APIs and React/TypeScript interfaces. Built scientific workflows with role-based access controls and application monitoring.

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2016 – 2020

Bachelor of Engineering

Bangalore, India

Ventured to Bangalore, the 'Silicon Valley of Asia', to study Electronics and Communication Engineering. This is where I discovered my passion for building cool IoT projects, merging hardware with software.

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Late 90s

Raised in Kathmandu

Nepal

Raised in Kathmandu, the vibrant capital city of Nepal, where I spent my formative years and completed my high school education, immersed in its rich culture and heritage.

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Beyond the timeline

A few places along the way.

Personal travel photos, alongside the professional milestones above.

Swopnil with a hiking backpack beside a river in a mountain valley
On the trail in Nepal.

Nepal

Time on the trail.

A mountain valley, a backpack and a different pace. A moment from Nepal, where my story began.

Swopnil standing near Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster in London
Westminster, London.

London

A change of scenery.

Some moments belong outside a CV. This one is from a visit to London, with Westminster in the background.

A hand holding an Edinburgh souvenir newspaper in front of a historic city street
A keepsake from Edinburgh.

Edinburgh

Something to remember a place by.

A small keepsake from Edinburgh. One more memory from the places I’ve had the chance to explore.