Andy Kluger
Parent & Open Source Software Developer at Home (not a company)
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolAndy Kluger is an open source software developer and Linux/DevOps engineer with 14 years of hands-on experience building and operating reliable infrastructure. Based in New York, he has applied his SysAdmin and platform skills across fitness and media companies and continues to contribute to notable Python projects like pip-tools and plumbum, focusing on bug fixes, feature work, testing, and documentation. Comfortable across the stack, Andy blends practical automation and CLI expertise with a strong testing and refactoring discipline that improves developer workflows and dependency management. His background in cognitive science and linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania informs a methodical, user-focused approach to tooling and documentation. Currently balancing parenthood with sustained open-source contributions, he brings a pragmatic, collaborative mindset to long-lived community projects.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x, Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x at Red Hat TrainingBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Major: Cognitive Science, Concentration: Linguistics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Major: Cognitive Science, Concentration: Linguistics at University of Pennsylvania
English
Github Skills (13)
testing10
packaging10
pip10
command-line-interface10
pip-tools10
pip-compile10
python10
command-line10
cli10
requirements9
documentation9
lockfile9
git7
Programming languages (27)
Github contributions (5)
jazzband/pip-tools
Sep 2019 - Dec 2022
A set of tools to keep your pinned Python dependencies fresh.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:94 reviews, 24 commits, 32 PRs in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Andy primarily contributed to the `pip-tools` project by fixing bugs, implementing new features, and refactoring existing code. Their work included addressing issues related to empty input files and upgrading packages. The user also made improvements to the annotation system and introduced functionality for forwarding arguments to pip. The user also demonstrated expertise in testing and code refactoring.
dependenciespythonkeeplockfilepip
tomerfiliba/plumbum
Aug 2013 - Feb 2020
Plumbum: Shell Combinators
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 5 PRs, 59 comments in 6 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Andy primarily focused on bug fixes and feature enhancements within the `plumbum` library. Their contributions include correcting typos, improving the `ask` function, and adding documentation. They also worked on modernizing the README file and improving the changelog. The user implemented changes related to the command-line interface and path functionalities.
combinatorsplumbumshell
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