Aniket Shrimal
Senior Software Engineer II at Confluent
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolAniket Shrimal is a Senior Software Engineer II based in Bengaluru with 8 years of experience building robust back-end systems and cloud-native connectors at Confluent. A BTech computer science student from IIIT Hyderabad, he pairs strong algorithmic problem-solving—demonstrated through active competitive programming—with practical distributed-systems engineering. At Confluent he made notable open-source contributions to the widely used Kafka Connect JDBC connector, improving credential provider lifecycle, connection handling, and maintainability. Comfortable across database connectivity, configuration, and testing, he focuses on shipping reliable integrations that scale in production. Known for marrying clean refactors with pragmatic feature work, he brings both deep technical discipline and an engineer’s curiosity to platform-focused problems.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science at International Institute of Information TechnologyMathematics and Computer Science, 93%, Mathematics and Computer Science, 93% at Central Board of Secondary Education
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Github Skills (11)
database-connectivity10
kafka-connector10
configuration-management10
javas10
kafka10
kafka-connect10
jdbc10
java10
streaming10
confluent9
testing8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
confluentinc/kafka-connect-jdbc
Aug 2022 - Aug 2022
Kafka Connect connector for JDBC-compatible databases
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 5 commits, 6 PRs in 6 days
Contributions summary:Aniket primarily contributed to the JDBC Kafka Connect connector by implementing and enhancing features related to database connectivity and configuration. Their work included adding a default value for the connection URL, supporting custom credentials provider classes, and refactoring code for better maintainability. The contributions also addressed minor fixes and tests, indicating a focus on improving the connector's robustness and functionality. Furthermore, the user introduced refresh functionality for credentials providers.
sinkkafka-connectorconnectorstreamingdatabases
confluentinc/kafka-connect-splunk
Nov 2021 - Mar 2025
Kafka connector for Splunk
Contributions:27 reviews, 5 PRs, 1 push in 3 years 4 months
sinkkafka-connectorconnectorsplunkkafka-connect
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