Dillen Padhiar
Software Engineer 2 at Intuit
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDillen Padhiar is a Software Engineer 2 at Intuit with six years of hands-on experience building Kubernetes-native systems and open-source tooling. A UC San Diego Mathematics and Computer Science major, he has deep expertise in backend and DevOps work—contributing to high-profile Argo projects like argo-cd and argo-workflows where he implemented health checks, rollout actions, and workflow reliability features. He is proficient in Go, Kubernetes controller patterns, and operational automation, and has moved from intern to full-time engineer within the same organization, demonstrating rapid growth and strong mentorship alignment. Notably, his contributions include Lua-based health evaluations and UI-integrated workflow controls, showing a blend of low-level operational insight and user-facing impact.
6 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San DiegoHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at La Quinta High School
Github Skills (24)
continuous-deployment10
kubernetes10
docker10
testing10
workflow-engine10
continuous-delivery10
dockers10
lua10
go10
kubernetes-pods10
pipeline10
argo-workflows10
backend10
devops10
api-design9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
argoproj/argo-workflows
Dec 2021 - Nov 2022
Workflow Engine for Kubernetes
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:59 reviews, 44 commits, 42 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Dillen contributed to the core functionality and stability of the Argo Workflows project. They focused on fixing bugs related to initContainer names, cluster workflow template submission, and output aggregation. The user also implemented new features like support for insecureSkipVerify in HTTP templates and the addition of retry/resubmit options for archived workflows, demonstrating their involvement across different areas of the project. Furthermore, they were actively involved in updating the UI to reflect these new features by adding the appropriate buttons and providing information on artifact deletion.
workflow-automationdagworkflow-enginemachine-learninghpa
argoproj/argo-cd
Jul 2019 - Mar 2025
Declarative Continuous Deployment for Kubernetes
Role in this project:Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 10 PRs, 4 comments in 5 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Dillen primarily contributed to the health check and operational aspects of the `argo-cd` project, focusing on the `numaplane` custom resource definitions (CRDs). They implemented health checks for various rollout types within the `numaplane` CRDs, including PipelineRollout, ISBServiceRollout, and MonoVertexRollout. Their work involved writing Lua code for health status evaluations and introducing pause/unpause actions, along with force promote actions, demonstrating a strong understanding of the project's core functionality and operational features.
cdcontinuous-deploymentdokkupipelinehelm
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