Bibek Shrestha
Software Engineer at Stripe
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolBibek Shrestha is a seasoned software engineer with 16 years of experience building scalable web and backend systems, currently at Stripe after multi-year stints at Shopify. Deeply rooted in Ruby and web protocol internals, he has worked across the stack—from TCP/HTTP abstractions and MySQL protocol tweaks to orchestration of microservices and security. His background blends entrepreneurial experience (founding YoungInnovations) with European R&D training (MSc from TUM) and product-scale engineering at companies like Runtastic and fromAtoB. He’s an active contributor to performance-sensitive open-source projects (notably protocol-level improvements in ProxySQL) and has hands-on experience with Java/Spring, testing automation, and infrastructure. Outside work he channels endurance and focus into long-distance running and cycling, a quiet hint at his persistence and systems-level thinking.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Masters in Informatik, Computer Science and Software Engineering, Masters in Informatik, Computer Science and Software Engineering at Technische Universität MünchenBachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Engineering, Distinction, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Engineering, Distinction at Institute of Engineering
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Github Skills (17)
docker10
c-language10
docker-compose10
cprogramming-language10
proxysql10
network-programming9
sql9
html6
shell6
ruby-on-rails6
google-forms6
error-handling6
android6
jquery6
ruby6
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
sysown/proxysql
Apr 2020 - Apr 2020
High-performance MySQL proxy with a GPL license.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 commits, 1 PR, 5 comments in 15 days
Contributions summary:Bibek primarily focused on enhancing the MySQL protocol implementation within the ProxySQL project. Their contributions included modifying the handshake process to support the `CLIENT_DEPRECATE_EOF` flag, enabling compatibility with clients that handle EOF packets differently. They also addressed special query responses to correctly handle `CLIENT_DEPRECATE_EOF`, replacing EOF packets with OK packets where appropriate. Furthermore, the user refined the handling of prepared statements and various connection-related features.
gpl-licensemysqlproxygplpercona
bibstha/dotfiles
Mar 2016 - Feb 2021
Contributions:81 pushes, 2 branches, 1 issue in 4 years 11 months
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