Hari Menon
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Summary
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Top SchoolHari Menon is a versatile software engineer and computer scientist with over 15 years of experience combining product development and applied research, currently contributing at NVIDIA from Bengaluru. He holds an MS and PhD in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins and a BTech in Electronics and Communication, and brings deep expertise in programming languages, compilers, and runtimes while keeping an eye on project and strategic outcomes. Comfortable in both small and globally distributed teams, he bridges formal theory with practical systems engineering to tackle deep technical challenges. An active open-source contributor, he has improved UX and functionality in the popular Mattermost terminal client Matterhorn by adding mouse-mode support, file-browser integration, and reaction rendering refactors—demonstrating a pragmatic focus on shipping impactful developer-facing features.
10 years of coding experience
BTech, Electronics and Communication, BTech, Electronics and Communication at University of CalicutJohns Hopkins University
Github Skills (7)
mattermost10
tui10
webclient10
clientside10
haskell10
user-interface9
file-browser8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
matterhorn-chat/matterhorn
Feb 2021 - Jun 2021
A feature-rich Unix terminal client for the Mattermost chat system
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:20 commits, 5 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
Contributions summary:Hari primarily contributed to enhancing the user interface and functionality of the Matterhorn client. They implemented mouse mode support, making channel list entries and team list entries clickable. Furthermore, the user updated the brick version, integrated file browser functionalities for attachment management, and refactored message reaction rendering to support future UI improvements. These changes enhance the user experience and interaction with the application.
golangunixchat-systemmattermost-chatfeature-rich
GaloisInc/renovate-pate
Mar 2023 - Jan 2024
A library for binary analysis and rewriting
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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