name: Nikhil Nagpure
location: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
education: B.Tech CSE (Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics), VIT Bhopal (2021-2025), CGPA 8.33
current_roles:
- Founder & CEO @ Shadownik
- Co-Founder @ CuboidSoft
- Founding SWE @ Pawan Technologies
focus_areas:
- Offensive Security
- API Security Engineering
- Secure Full-Stack Development
- Hardware + Wireless Pentesting
currently_building:
- ApiSecPlatform
- Portable Wireless Pentesting ToolkitCo-Founder - CuboidSoft (Jan 2025 - Present)
IT Software Company (Custom Engineering, Product Delivery, and Digital Transformation)
- Co-founded an IT software company delivering custom web platforms, business systems, and automation products for startups and SMEs.
- Lead end-to-end product engineering from requirements, system design, and architecture to release and long-term maintenance.
- Own full-stack delivery pipelines using Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL with production-grade API design and secure auth.
- Defined engineering standards for code reviews, branching strategy, CI/CD, environment promotion, monitoring, and incident response readiness.
- Drive client-facing technical discovery, project scoping, sprint planning, and delivery governance to keep execution predictable and on-time.
- Built reusable internal modules and deployment playbooks to reduce delivery time, improve quality consistency, and scale team output.
Founder & CEO - Shadownik (Jun 2024 - Present)
- Built and scaled a multi-service tech venture across cybersecurity, full-stack engineering, cloud deployment, and digital operations.
- Delivered secure production systems and offensive security assessments for real-world clients.
- Leading product development for ApiSecPlatform and multiple automation-focused services.
- Developing responsive production web apps and scalable backend APIs.
- Building integrations, database workflows, and cloud-ready deployment pipelines.
- Performing vulnerability analysis, threat modeling, and practical blue-team/offensive workflows under mentor guidance.
Founder - Shadownik Social Services (Jul 2025 - Present)
- Building a technology-powered social impact platform for outreach, volunteer coordination, and community support.
| Project | Description | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| ApiSecPlatform | Enterprise API security platform for automated testing, threat insights, and OWASP-aligned checks. | Python, Next.js, Security Tooling |
| Portable Wireless Pentesting Toolkit | ESP32-based field pentesting device for wireless assessments and protocol testing. | ESP32, C/C++, Python, Rust |
| Open-Source SIEM Platform | Real-time SIEM pipeline with threat analytics and dashboarding. | Python, Next.js, scikit-learn |
| Offensive Scanner | Multithreaded network recon scanner with extensible profiles. | Java, Maven, YAML |
| Decentralized Cloud Storage | Blockchain-backed storage with Ethereum + IPFS. | Solidity, Hardhat, IPFS |
| Social Sync Pilot | SaaS social media automation and analytics platform. | Vite, Supabase, PostgreSQL |
Cybersecurity: Penetration Testing, Red Teaming, Threat Modeling, SIEM, Incident Response, OWASP, Network/Wireless Security
Languages: Python, Java, C/C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust (learning), SQL, Solidity
Web/Backend: Next.js, React, Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs, GraphQL, Tauri
Data/Infra: PostgreSQL, Supabase, MongoDB, Docker, Linux, Nginx, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD
Security Tools: Burp Suite, Wireshark, Metasploit, Nmap, Nessus, Kali Linux, Wazuh, Hashcat
- CEH (EC-Council)
- CNSP (The SecOps Group)
- Practical Ethical Hacking (TCM Security)
- Top 12% on TryHackMe
- Top 600 on BugBase
- Ranked 36th in CyVIT CTF (VIT Bhopal)
- Patent filed: A Self-Cleaning Glasses Case System (Application No: 202421032123)
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nikhilnagpure24
- GitHub: github.com/5h4d0wn1k
- Portfolio: swnk.in
- CuboidSoft: cuboidsoft.in
- Social Impact: social.swnk.in
- Email: nikhilnagpure203@gmail.com
"Build secure systems. Solve real problems. Create measurable impact."