Nidhin Mahesh A

Senior Software Engineer · Distributed Systems · Blockchain Infrastructure

nidhinmahesh1@gmail.com

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About

Nidhin Mahesh is a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems and blockchain infrastructure. He previously served as Lead Engineer at Jupiter Meta, contributing to the development of a Zero Knowledge proof-based Ethereum L2 protocol for consumer-derived insights on Indian markets.

Before that, he co-led the development of the Rubix Layer 1 Blockchain Protocol — building the payment interface, staking mechanisms, and on-chain wallets that established it as a no-gas-fee, green L1 platform.

Nidhin holds a Bachelor's in Technology from Amrita University, where he led the Google Developer Student Club and served as mentor in FOSS Club, driving open-source contributions across the developer community. His published research, in collaboration with Amrita Wireless Networks and TIFAC-Core in Cyber Security, spans blockchain applications in energy markets, social media DRM, and decentralised mobility.

Interests: Blockchain for data provenance · Service Mesh · Flutter · Edge AI

Experience

Lead Engineer Jupiter Meta

Co-developed a ZK Rollup on zkEVM — Zero Knowledge proof-based Ethereum L2 protocol for consumer-derived insights on Indian markets.

Lead Engineer Rubixchain — Layer 1 Blockchain

Co-led development of the Rubix L1 protocol: payment interface, staking mechanisms, and on-chain wallets for a no-gas-fee, green blockchain platform.

Blockchain Developer TIFAC Core in Cyber Security, Coimbatore

Blockchain Intern Center for Wireless Networks & Applications, Kerala

Indie Projects

Fexr indie maker

Independent project building infrastructure that turns crypto expertise into a service — club model, staking strategies, and oracle system that package active management into passive yield instruments.

Campus Blockchain Testbed Academia · Raspberry Pi

Blockchain network on ARMv7/AArch64 Raspberry Pi devices at Amrita AWNA for sharing and managing campus resources via containerised nodes.

Grocery Aggregator & Logistics Freelance · Flutter

Built during COVID-19 lockdown in partnership with local vendors — logistics combined with a convenient grocery delivery experience.

VoIP Dating Network Freelance · Flutter · VoIP

Prototyped a VoIP-based proof-of-concept for a startup's investment pitch and internal testing.

Clubby — Project Collaboration App Freelance · Flutter

Collaboration app for a short film festival — integrated API, Chat, Google Sign-in, and token auth for iOS and Android.

Mobile Payment Transaction System Freelance · PHP

Virtual wallet for stalls at Robotsavam-2017 fest. Data Tables API, JSON, jQuery, AJAX.

Publications

2020 Blockchain Framework for Social Media DRM based on Secret Sharing Springer ICTIS 2020 — Ahmedabad

Kripa M, Nidhin Mahesh A, Ramaguru R, Amritha P P.

2019 Conceptualizing Blockchain based Energy Market for Self Sustainable Community BlockSys 2019 @ ACM SenSys — Columbia University, New York

Nidhin Mahesh A, Sai Shibu N B, Balamurugan S.

2019 Decentralized Power System and Future Mobility: Community Driven EV Charging Infrastructure TESCA 2019 @ Columbia University, New York

Sai Shibu N B, Balamurugan S, Arjun D, Nidhin Mahesh A.

Other

GSoC 2019: Analytical Visualization Tool for Processing Rejected proposal

Analytical dashboard for the Processing IDE — top-used libraries, per-type usage, community growth graphs, and monthly auto-email insights.