Arushi Kesarwani is a Senior Software Engineer based in Seattle with four years of professional experience building large-scale product infrastructure and consumer experiences at Meta/Facebook and Microsoft. She specializes in mobile and VR engineering with hands-on contributions to the flagship React Native repository and the React Native Community CLI—work that improved Android runtime stability and developer tooling. An IIT Kharagpur silver medalist with a strong academic pedigree and a history of shipping end-to-end features, she blends deep systems thinking with front-end React expertise. At Microsoft she led health and election-related AI product experiences, demonstrating the ability to own high-impact user scenarios independently. Known for pragmatic fixes and developer-focused tooling, she’s passionate about applying new technologies to socially beneficial projects.
4 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Senior High School,Science, 96.0, Senior High School,Science, 96.0 at The Lucknow Public Collegiate
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering, Gold Medalist - 85.02 %, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering, Gold Medalist - 85.02 % at Harcourt Butler Technical University
Master’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Institute Silver Medalist - CGPA 9.89/10, Master’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Institute Silver Medalist - CGPA 9.89/10 at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
The React Native Community CLI - command line tools to help you build RN apps
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Contributions:11 reviews, 2 commits, 19 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Arushi contributed to the React Native CLI doctor tool, focusing on improving its functionality and user experience. They added a Ruby version check and moved it to the iOS section. The user fixed error messages, preventing duplication and including correct stack traces. Furthermore, the user included adb device check and reverse proxy test.
A framework for building native applications using React
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Contributions:19 reviews, 4 commits, 148 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Arushi's contributions primarily involve modifying Android-specific code within the React Native framework. Their work includes fixing a null check in `ReactInstanceManager.java` to enable Dev mode, and reverting several commits related to Fabric initialization and UI Manager. The user also reverted a commit related to feature flags.
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Arushi Kesarwani - Senior Software Engineer at Meta