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Hello there, I'm Sid

Siddhesh Deshmukh

Software engineer specialised in data engineering and distributed networks. I build products that make complex systems more human.

Previously I worked in data at Microsoft and Principal Financial Group, then co-founded BioChain, built on Hyperledger and acquired in 2024. I'm currently building OpenShore, a data analytics platform for Polkadot Open Governance, at Pala Labs.

1startup exit 13,000+pilgrims fed 1Mnovel views

Key expertise

Engineering

Backend and data engineer, creating server architecture and data pipelines. I've also built and led several full-stack web development projects.

Product management

Led cross-functional teams, conducted technical interviews, and collaborated with industry leaders to drive project success.

Blockchain focus

Developed decentralised applications and smart contracts, contributing to the blockchain ecosystem through projects and research.

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Experience

  1. Lead Software Engineer Pala Labs

    Jan 2024 – Present · Pune, India

    • Building a blockchain explorer for OpenGov on Polkadot.
    • Working on product strategy and development.
    • Worked in operations for organising the JAM Tour 2025.

  2. Co-founder & Director Palkhi Yatra · non-profit

    Jul 2018 – Present · Pune, India

    • The team has served food to more than 13,000 pilgrims since its inception.
    • Plan and run the annual Palkhi Yatra event every year since 2018.
    • Led a team of 10+ volunteers and raised $6,000 in donations.

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  3. Co-founder & Lead Engineer BioChain

    Sep 2023 – Jan 2025 · Pune, India

    • A decentralised application that lets patients manage and share electronic medical records, coupled with an ERP web app for doctors to manage patient data and their practice.
    • Successful exit: technology acquired by Web3 startup Patientstory through DappRadar.

  4. Data Engineer Principal Financial Group

    Jul 2022 – Sep 2023 · Pune, India

    • Developed Python scripts for streamlined ETL processes, integrating data from external sources via APIs.
    • Designed and optimised data pipelines using Informatica and AWS, with automated job flows for timely execution.
    • Deployed and maintained pipelines for data cleaning and extraction, supporting business decisions and analytics.
    • Improved ETL performance, cutting execution time and resolving data quality issues through data modelling.
    • Ran impact and in-depth data analysis for reporting, advising on product design and epic creation.

  5. Intern Principal Financial Group

    Jan 2022 – Jun 2022 · Pune, India

    • Hands-on experience in AWS, Python, SQL, React, JavaScript, HTML and CSS; converted to a full-time offer.
    • Learned Informatica, Power BI and Selenium.

  6. SDE Intern Microsoft

    Jul 2021 – Jan 2022 · Bengaluru, India

    • Learned cloud computing concepts and received first-hand Azure training.
    • Earned 186 badges and 44 digital trophies across 133 hours of learning modules.
    • Featured in the FRT Hall of Fame for Paperwala, a subscription-based newspaper delivery app.

  7. Product Engineer, Intern Procurabl

    Sep 2021 – Dec 2021 · Pune, India

    • Created and optimised the operations workflow, managing on-site visits and vendor relationships.
    • Built CRM and project management tools, an order tracking system and an internal order management platform.
    • Led the creation of the company website, managing the analytics and graphics teams.

  8. Event Co-ordinator United Nations ICT Office

    Jun 2021 – Aug 2021 · Pune, India

    • Organised and co-ordinated UNYCC'21, the UN Young Change Makers Conclave on 21st-century workplace skills, held virtually.
    • Supported speakers and managed virtual session logistics.

  9. Robotics Engineer The Robotics Forum, VIT Pune

    Sep 2019 – Feb 2020 · Pune, India

    • Built and tested robot mechanisms and designed how they integrate, for the Robocon competition.
    • Delivered within deadline and budget constraints while managing team members.

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Projects

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3D OpenGov VisualisationJan – Mar 2025

A 3D visualisation platform for exploring blockchain governance data, starting with Polkadot's OpenGov. Governance relationships are shown through cosmic metaphors, from planetary systems to solar arrangements.

  • Three.js
  • WebGL
  • JavaScript
  • Neo4j
  • Pandas

Live demo GitHub

BioChain Healthcare PlatformAcquiredJul 2023 – Oct 2024

BioChain's hospital information platform for doctors.

  • Verified patient records through Health ID integration, with blockchain-backed integrity and privacy.
  • Appointment scheduling with real-time availability and automated confirmation.
  • Consent-based sharing of complete patient histories.
  • Built-in adherence to HIPAA and GDPR.
  • Hybrid storage combining blockchain security with the efficiency of traditional databases.
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • MongoDB
  • AWS EC2
  • React

Watch demo Website GitHub

Wycheck — Web3 Identity & Risk AnalysisProof of conceptMar – May 2024

Started as a proof of concept for the Bitcoin Talents Program and gained enough traction to become a product. Wycheck gives real-time trust assessments for crypto wallets, flagging high-risk transactions for individual users and compliance teams.

  • Node.js
  • Python
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • AWS EC2
  • Heroku
  • React

Watch demo Website GitHub

AI Essay EvaluatorMar – Apr 2024

A web platform offering an affordable alternative to the official GRE essay evaluation service. Students submit essays and get instant feedback on structure, coherence, grammar and argument strength.

Watch demo GitHub

Decentralised Carbon Credit ExchangeMS thesisJan – Mar 2023

Built with a global team as my master's thesis. A Cardano application written in Plutus that applies the Science Based Targets (SBTi) methodology to help ICT companies halve emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.

  • Plutus (Cardano)
  • React

Watch demo White paper GitHub

Paperwala — Newspaper Delivery PWAMicrosoft FRT Hall of FameNov – Dec 2021

A progressive web app for subscribing to and managing newspaper deliveries in India, built for the Microsoft FRT internship. Includes subscriptions and payments, profile and address management, and live delivery tracking on a map with ETA.

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS
  • React Leaflet
  • OpenStreetMap

GitHub

Magnetorheological Suspension SystemB.Tech final projectJan – Jun 2021

A fluid equivalent of a spring suspension that senses the road ahead and changes its viscosity for the best damping, like a spring that can change its stiffness. Aimed at electric vehicles that already carry the compute and batteries to run it.

  • Python
  • Matlab
  • Ansys
  • C++

Watch demo White paper

Robocon Robots — TRF, VITSep 2019 – Feb 2020

Robots built for the Robocon competition with The Robotics Forum, each designed for a task: throwing rings, shooting arrows at a target, climbing stairs.

  • Python
  • C#

Watch video

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Tech stack

My arsenal to solve problems.

Languages & frameworks
  • Python
  • Rust
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Node.js
  • SQL
Data & automation
  • Pandas
  • PySpark
  • dbt
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • Informatica
  • UiPath
  • Power Automate
Blockchain & Web3
  • Polkadot
  • Ethereum
  • Cardano
  • Web3.js
Cloud & infra
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Heroku
  • Docker
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • GitHub
Tools
  • Power BI
  • Postman
  • Figma
  • Canva
  • Jira
  • Notion

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Education

MS, Blockchain Technology

Universitat de Barcelona · Zigurat Institute of Technology
May 2022 – May 2023 · CGPA 9.5 (GPA 4.0)

  • Blockchain Architecture
  • Token & Supply Economics
  • Decentralised Finance

Thesis project: Carbon Credit Exchange

B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering

Pune University (SPPU) · Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
Aug 2018 – Jul 2022 · CGPA 7.9 (GPA 3.4)

  • Programming (Robotics)
  • Engineering Design & Innovation
  • Behavioural Science
  • Project Management

palkhi-yatra.org

Non-profit · since 2018

Palkhi Yatra

13,000people served
₹5,00,000raised (about $6,000)
10+volunteers

I started Palkhi Yatra to continue my father's standalone effort to provide food to the pilgrims of the Pandharpur Waari. From the very beginning, our goal has been to offer food during the most challenging stretches of their journey.

The Waari is not just a pilgrimage for me; it is a festival I have watched and cherished since childhood. Seeing the lack of organisation, the food waste, and the illness spread by food poisoning among pilgrims left me feeling helpless in my younger years.

In 2018 I resolved to tackle these problems head-on, bringing together people who shared the same goal to properly manage the food supply and ensure a healthy journey for the pilgrims.

Visit palkhiyatra.org

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Non-profit consultation

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Web novels

Writing

Ever imagined a story you would love to read but couldn't, because it hasn't been written yet? Me too. So I wrote them myself.

4novels
92chapters
100,000readers
1Mviews
  • Sci-fi
  • Eastern
  • Fantasy

Published on Webnovel.

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