Prachi Poddar is a computer scientist based in New York with ten years of software engineering experience and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Computer Science at Stony Brook University. She specializes in backend systems and data tooling, contributing to prominent open-source projects such as Cloudera's Hue where she implemented backend fixes and features around job browsing, data import, error handling, and progress reporting. Her contributions—primarily in Python and Mako templates—include pragmatic enhancements like flexible delimiter support to make data ingestion more robust. Prachi combines graduate-level academic rigor with production-grade engineering, focusing on reliable database and warehouse-facing services.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, A+, High School, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, A+ at Cambridge Court High School
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.8 / 4.0, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.8 / 4.0 at Rajasthan Technical University
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.6 / 4.0, Master’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.6 / 4.0 at Stony Brook University
Open source SQL Query Assistant service for Databases/Warehouses
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:68 commits, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 2 months
Contributions summary:Prachi primarily contributed to the backend of the Hue SQL Query Assistant service, focusing on bug fixes and feature enhancements related to job browser and data import functionalities. Their work involved modifying code in Python files (`.py`) and Mako templates (`.mako`). The user addressed issues such as error handling, progress reporting, and database interaction within the Hue ecosystem. The user also implemented new features, such as allowing the use of different delimiters to import data into the database.
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 7 months
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