Nidhay Pancholi

Software Engineer @Zoox

San Francisco, CA, US

Maintained and updated a 10K+ Lines of Code repository to support new firmware versions, security changes and tools ensuring full compatibility and smooth operation for Developer and QA teams.Developed middleware for a distributed system that enhanced firmware diagnostics, improving operational efficiency for vehicles.Lead the development of CI process for 2 ECUs, automating the build and test process reducing the first feedback time by 99%.Refactored test framework to make it compatible with CI, this avoided a rewrite to new framework saving months of developer time. Integrated automated testing tools with TestRail, saving QA time and accelerating developer debugging leading to 20% quicker RCA. Reduced RCA time by 25% by building a Data and LLM-based system that interprets logs from firmware and test failures, providing developers with instant diagnostic insights.Created LLM tools to review developer commits and PRs resulting in immediate discovery of potential issues.Created and Managed Databricks Jobs and Dashboards to analyse network connectivity and modem data, resulting in improved diagnostics across various releases, locations and type of vehicles.Created Data pipelines and Dashboards to improve decision-making for licensing deals and performance analysis on the fleet.Automated tests saving 10+ hours/week in developer time and improved stability in low network conditions.Optimized firmware diagnostics scripts which reduced configuration errors saving 10+ hours per month for developers.Optimized installation script reducing installation time by 3 minutes per install.

North Carolina State University

Master's degree, Computer Science

Pandit Deendayal Energy University

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information and communication technology