Creator of NexaDB & DBView
Built NexaDB – a lightweight NoSQL database with vector search, TOON format, and 25K+ ops/sec. Created DBView – a beautiful, native SQL client for macOS with AI-powered editor, ERD visualization, and SSH tunneling
01 Building
Available for Advisory
Building theFuture,One Line at a Time
Mohana Krishna Padda
SVP Engineering at Sprive
15+Years Building
2Unicorns
10+Companies
25KFollowers
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National Hacking ChampionJavaSpring Boot$12.8B+ UnicornsNode.jsReactNexaDBDatabase for AI GenTypeScript$10M in 3 WeeksPythonFastAPIAWS
DockerKubernetes5 Startups FoundedPostgreSQLMongoDBJsonToonCraftDeveloper ToolkitRedisTop 1% TopmateOpenAILangChainPineconeAI Agents
GraphQLMicroservices15 Years ExperienceTerraformKafkaElasticSearchGrowJs CommunityReact NativeNext.jsServerlessCI/CD
02 About
Alpha Ninja
Builder. Coder. Dreamer. Doer.
I'm a passionate, unconventional tech leader who thrives on building bold ideas and leading from the front. I proudly embrace my inner geek and love being the odd one out, the one who dreams big and delivers even bigger.
Future Goals
I don't just think outside the box, I'm not even on the same planet. I want to die on Mars. I'm obsessed with space tech, brain-chip cloning, and anything that sounds a little too crazy to be real, because that's where the real magic happens.
- 01National Ethical Hacking Champion 2013 | Student of the Year | Best Engineer Award
- 02Top 1% on Topmate | 4 Academic Excellence Medals
- 03Founded: Haifriend (2011), Heartynote, OneBharat, GrowJS, BookOn, WittyClip + 12 more
- 04$12.8B+ Combined Valuation (BharatPe + Blinkit) | $10M OneBharat Valuation
- 0510x Productivity @ Praavi | 12x Faster CI/CD @ BharatPe
- 0620K AI Doctors | 1.5M Translations | 7 Production AI Systems @ Jivi AI
02.1 Career Highlights
Leading AI at Scale
Built 20K AI Doctors across 108 specialties in 19 languages with 1.5M translations for under $100K at Jivi AI. Launched 7 production systems including Sigma, Longevity, and Pulse
10x Team Productivity
Led Praavi's ultra-lean team (2 core engineers) delivering complete neo-banking platform across 4 platforms in just 45 days
Startup Journey
Co-founded OneBharat and secured $10M valuation term sheet in 3 weeks. Built OnePulse (dynamic scoring) and OneCollect (SmartNach). Later returned term sheet after re-evaluating priorities – chose integrity over capital
Unicorn Engineering Leader
4 years at BharatPe ($2.8B) as Associate Director → Director. Built BharatSwipe (₹700Cr+ transactions, 50K+ merchants), PostPe, Unity, 12% Club. Made CI/CD 12x faster. Scaled team from 20 to 200+ engineers
Growth at Scale
Led Growth Engineering at Blinkit/Grofers ($10B). Built referral systems, revamped rewards & cart, handled full-stack (Python, Node.js, React Native, Android, iOS)
Career Progression
PitchVision (2014-2019): Software Engineer → Senior SDE → Engineering Manager → Head of Engineering. Built PV-Review (1M+ deliveries analyzed), PV-TV, PV Match with live streaming
Community Builder
Founded GrowJS community in Delhi NCR – a thriving space for 500+ JavaScript engineers with regular meetups and knowledge sharing
College Achievement
JNTU Kakinada - A+ grade, 4 Academic Excellence Medals, Student of the Year, Best Engineer Award from District Collector, Infy Engineering Excellence Award. Director of App & Security club for 3 terms
18+ Personal Projects
From Haifriend (2011, first project featured in 3 newspapers) to WittyClip (TikTok alternative, open-sourced). Built Heartynote at 19, IrcM (won Student of Year, presented at US conference), SaveChey, ShortChey, FormChey and more
02.2 Tech Arsenal
Backend & API
Frontend & Mobile
AI & ML
Databases & Data
Cloud & DevOps
Fintech & Security
03 Projects
Selected Projects
Open-source tools built for developers
Live - Database
NexaDB
Creator | NoSQL + Vectors + TOON
A lightweight NoSQL database with vector search, TOON format, and enterprise security built-in. 25K+ ops/sec, 0.039ms latency, 200x faster vector search. One database, zero config.
25K+Ops/Sec
0.039msLatency
200xFaster Search
40-50%Size Reduction
Live - Data Analytics
DBCraft
Creator | Open Source Metabase Alternative
Turn your database into beautiful dashboards in minutes. Visual query builder, 20+ chart types, self-hosted. Free forever.
RustBackend
20+Chart Types
Live - Database Client
DBView
Creator | Modern SQL Client for macOS
Beautiful, fast, and native database client for macOS. Connect to MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite with AI-powered SQL editor.
NativemacOS App
AISQL Editor
Live - Developer Tools
Control Tower
Creator | AI Assistant Usage Monitor
Unified macOS menu bar app to monitor all AI coding assistants. Track usage, quotas, and costs across Claude, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini & more.
6+AI Providers
NativemacOS App
Live - Developer Tools
JsonToonCraft
Creator | 10+ Free Developer Tools
JSON to TypeScript, Zod, OpenAPI. JWT debugging, Base64, UUID, hashing. 100% client-side.
10+Tools
100%Client-Side
04 Work
Selected Work
Building products that matter at scale
UK Fintech
SVP Engineering
Transforming UK fintech infrastructure and product to power smarter mortgage freedom, driving tech that fuels massive 300x business growth. Backed by Ascension, Channel 4 Ventures, and Velocity Capital with $9.5M in total funding.
$9.5MTotal Funded
300xBiz Growth
UK #1Mortgage App
Unicorn - $2.8B
Associate Director to Director - 4 Years
Revolutionizing Indian Merchant Payments. Built BharatSwipe, PostPe, Unity, 12% Club.
700Cr+TXN
50K+Merchants
12xCI/CD
Decacorn - $10B
Led Engineering @ Growth
Led Growth Engineering at India's largest quick-commerce platform. Full-stack ownership.
FullStack
4Revamps
05 Writing
Latest Blog Posts
Thoughts on engineering leadership, building products, and AI
February 14, 2026 - 12 min read
How We Survived Dragons' Den: 970 Requests Per Second, Zero Downtime
When BBC's Dragons' Den featured Sprive, we faced 2.4 million requests in 2 hours. This is how our infrastructure handled the chaos, and the engineering decisions that made it possible.
December 17, 2024 - 25 min read
3-Way Merge and Vector Clocks: The Backbone of Distributed Consistency
A deep dive into how 3-way merge algorithms and vector clocks power everything from Git to distributed databases. Understanding these fundamental concepts is essential for building resilient, conflict-free distributed systems.
December 7, 2024 - 24 min read
The Silent Killer: How Prepared Statement Leaks Crash Production Databases
A deep dive into connection pooling issues caused by excess prepared statements—diagnosis techniques, root causes, and battle-tested solutions for database stability at scale.
06 Contact
Let's Build Together
Whether you need technical leadership, advisory support, or want to discuss innovative ideas – I'm always excited to connect with fellow builders and dreamers.