Currently building
AI · SaaS · Automation · Developer tools
Open to work · SDE roles
Sri PavanTej Balam
SDEIntern@NxtWave·Co-Founder@EditcoMedia
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Experience
Where I’ve worked
Three roles, one thread — shipping real products for real users.
Headline wins
Recognized on the national stage
One startup win, one open-source award, one national Top 10 — earned in the last twelve months.
Latest
Jul 2026
1st Place — BRAVE Startup Programme
NxtWave Institute of Innovation in Advanced Technologies
Won First Place with Editco Media after a 13-week programme, pitching to industry leaders including Midhula Devabhaktuni and Kishore Indukuri.
131 reactions · 3,221 impressions
Jul 2026
GRIT Award — Open Source Contribution
NxtWave / NIAT
For contributing to npm, Inc. documentation and publishing two npm packages used by developers worldwide.
70 reactions · 1,921 impressions
Mar 2026
Top 10 Teams Nationally — ISMIGS
OpenAI × NxtWave × IndiaAI Buildathon, Delhi
State-level macro intelligence & governance system, ranked in the national Top 10.
282 reactions · 5,240 impressions
// Current status
Building things that should exist.
I’m a full-stack developer who likes taking messy problems, figuring out how they work, and turning them into products people can actually use.
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Products shipped
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AI systems
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Open Source Award
Currently leading
President — NIAT Media Council
Currently exploring
Open Source · System Design · AI Engineering
Still looking for harder problems.
Online
Featured In
Work that made it beyond my portfolio.
Some of the products I’ve built and worked on have been featured by leading publications across technology, business, and construction.
4+ publications · Featured across technology, business & industry media
Deccan ChronicleDeccan Chronicle
NIAT Students’ AI Construction Platform Wins International Industry Trip
Featured in Deccan Chronicle for building BuildTrack, an AI-powered construction cost intelligence platform for construction companies.
3.5M+ Monthly Unique Visitors
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Construction WorldConstruction World
NIAT Students Develop AI Platform for Construction Sector
Featured for developing an AI-powered platform focused on construction management, project visibility, procurement, inventory, and operations.
200K+ Unique Visitors · 1M+ Monthly Page Views
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The Financial ExpressThe Financial Express
Featured for building and taking AI-powered products from idea to real-world deployment.
Coverage in one of India’s leading financial and business publications.
The Financial Express
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DailyhuntDailyhunt
NIAT Students' AI Construction Platform
Featured on Dailyhunt as part of the coverage surrounding BuildTrack’s recognition and international industry opportunity.
155M+ App Installs · 13M+ Monthly Unique Visitors
ReadFrom building products to getting them noticed.
The goal was never just to build something. It was to solve a real problem well enough that people outside the room started paying attention.
Hackathons
Hackathons
Building under pressure. Solving real problems.
Hackathons have been where I’ve taken ideas from zero to working prototypes — combining AI, automation, data, and full-stack development to solve problems beyond the classroom.
OpenAI × NxtWave × IndiaAI Buildathon
ISMIGS — India State Macro Intelligence & Governance System
Built an AI-powered intelligence platform that combines macroeconomic, agricultural, energy, and industrial datasets into decision-ready insights for state-level governance.
Built around
AI & Predictive AnalyticsData IntelligenceAgriTechEnergy AnalyticsRole-Based Workflows
Team: Harsha Polina · Deepika Mundla
OpenAI × NxtWave Buildathon
National FinalistWeA — AI Automation Suite
Built an automation platform for freelancers and creative agencies using n8n + AI, automating client outreach, invoicing, agency operations, and AI-powered content creation.
Automated
Email & WhatsApp OutreachInvoicingAgent ManagementAI ImagesAI Videos
Team: Harsha Polina · Deepika Mundla
Certificate of Participation — 21 June 2025
Build for Telangana Hackathon
PrototypeAI Crop Doctor
Built a voice-first AI assistant designed for Telugu-speaking farmers, bringing agricultural guidance directly to the field.
Features
Telugu Voice AICrop Disease DetectionWeatherCrop AnalyticsExpert CallsLoan Estimation
Tech
ReactTailwind CSSNode.jsSupabaseFirebaseAWS S3Google SpeechHugging Face
June 21, 2025
From idea → prototype → pitch.
Every hackathon taught me something different — from building under tight deadlines to working with teammates, understanding the real problem, making technical trade-offs, and learning how to communicate why something deserves to exist.
Still building. Still competing. Still learning.
Open Source
Beyond the Code
Building. Contributing. Learning in public.
Open source started as something I thought was only about writing code. Then I started contributing.
From investigating real issues in Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code repository to contributing to npm documentation and publishing developer tools, I’ve learned that open source is just as much about understanding problems as it is about solving them.
What I’ve contributed
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Explored and contributed to real engineering discussions and issues within one of the world's most widely used developer tools — analyzing bug reports, understanding maintainer discussions, and investigating issues affecting developers.
npm Ecosystem
Contributed to npm documentation and published developer-focused packages to the npm ecosystem.
Published packages
npm-package-doctorAnalyze npm dependencies and generate package health, security, and maintainability reports.
@sripavantejb/vibeshieldA security-focused tool for AI-built and vibe-coded Node.js applications, designed to help identify issues before deployment.
Recognized for the journey
GRIT Award — Open Source Contribution
A recognition for work in open source, including npm documentation contributions and publishing developer tools for the wider community.
You don’t have to start by changing the world. Start by understanding one problem, fixing one thing, and contributing one small piece at a time.
Open source isn’t just where I write code. It’s where I learn how software is built by people beyond my own team.
Beyond Code
Leadership & Community
I don't just build products. I build teams, communities, and experiences.
As the elected President of the NIAT Media Council, I’ve spent the last 1.5+ years leading a creative team, managing campus media, organizing workshops, and turning ideas into experiences for hundreds of students.
Elected President01
Mar 2025 – Present · 1.5+ yearsMedia Council, NIAT
Hyderabad · On-site
Elected to lead the college media council. I lead a creative team across campus events, workshops, creative initiatives, and digital content — turning ideas into experiences for hundreds of students.
Creative DirectionTeam LeadershipEvent ManagementMedia
Featured initiatives
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Event LeadMaster Video Editing Workshop 2025
Organized and led a hands-on video editing workshop in collaboration with Tharun Naik, YouTuber and IIT Kharagpur alumnus.
2,338+ impressions · 104 reactions
Event Lead · Creative Direction · Coordination
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Video editingEdit Era — 3-Part Workshop Series
Designed and conducted a three-part workshop series focused on video editing and creative production, helping students learn practical editing skills through hands-on sessions.
3 workshops · Student-led learning
Video editing · Student learning
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PlanningTharun Speaks
Led the end-to-end media operation for a large campus event — from planning and crew coordination to photography, videography, and post-event coverage.
Planning · Crew Management · Photography · Videography
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Content StrategyWhat's Inside NIAT
Founded and ran a campus-focused YouTube channel exploring student life, campus culture, learning, and experiences at NIAT.
Content Strategy · Production · Editing · Storytelling
Watch on YouTube 2+ Years of Campus Event Coverage
View Media Council Coverage From planning the shot list to getting the final content published, I helped turn campus moments into stories people could experience beyond the event.
StarlitUgadiOnamGen AI Hackathon100 Days in NIATCross-Club Events
What leadership taught me
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Lead people
→ Build teams around strengths, not titles.
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Ship under pressure
→ Events don't wait for perfect execution.
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Create opportunities
→ Workshops became spaces for students to learn.
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Tell better stories
→ Good work deserves good storytelling.
And the biggest lesson?
Leadership isn’t about being the person in front. It’s about making sure everyone around you gets the opportunity to do their best work.
Toolbox
Skills
Languages & Frameworks
C++PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptReact.jsNode.jsMERN StackHTMLCSSBootstrap
Tools & Platforms
MongoDBPrisma ORMSupabaseNetlifyVercelCursorFigmaFramerWix Studion8n
Design & Media
Graphic DesignUI/UX DesignCanvaAdobe PhotoshopDaVinci ResolveVideo Editing
Growth & Strategy
SEOContent StrategyGoogle AdsMeta AdsBusiness DevelopmentClient Relations
Leadership & Collaboration
Team LeadershipManagementTeam BuildingCommunicationTeamwork
Background
Education & Certifications
Education
Jul 2024 – Jul 2028
NxtWave Institute of Advanced Technologies (NIAT)
Computer Science Program — Data Science & Machine Learning Specialization
Aug 2024 – Aug 2028
Chaitanya Deemed to be University
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
Jun 2022 – Mar 2024 · Grade A
Sri Viswa IIT and Medical Academy
Intermediate
Jun 2011 – Apr 2021 · Grade A
Sri Chaitanya Olympiad School
Primary & Secondary Education
Certifications
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Frontend Developer (React)
HackerRank
Credential
Issued Sep 2025
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Python
HackerRank
Credential
Issued Sep 2025
280F9264BF8E
Certificate of Participation — Hackoverflow 9.0
Unstop
Credential
Issued Oct 2025
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Graphic Designing
Canva
Credential
Issued Jun 2025
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Let’s Build Something
Have a problem worth building?
Open to SDE roles, internships, collaborations, and ambitious ideas.
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AI Systems
Built with Next.js · Tailwind CSS · too much coffee
Sri Pavan Tej Balam · © 2026