Harish Kumar
Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, United States
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Top SchoolHarish Kumar is a Software Development Engineer based in Bengaluru with a long career arc spanning hands-on engineering and technical leadership across telecom and cloud-focused firms, now at Amazon Web Services. He blends pragmatic front-end craftsmanship with cloud and distributed-systems experience, having advanced from junior developer roles to senior technical lead and engineering project manager positions. An active open-source contributor, Harish has improved developer documentation and UX for high-profile projects like ESLint and the React documentation site—adding features such as sandbox consoles and documentation anchors. His work often targets subtle UX issues (layout shifts, styling, accessibility of docs) and sustainable funding models (ethical ads), reflecting attention to both developer experience and ecosystem health. With a B.Tech from Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology and roughly two decades in the industry, he brings institutional knowledge plus a willingness to “try to code” and iterate publicly. Colleagues know him as a dependable deliverer who pairs debugging tenacity with thoughtful UI improvements that benefit large developer communities.
8 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at Krishna Institute of Engineering & TechnologyKendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
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Github Skills (23)
javascript10
css10
eslint10
ui-design10
uid10
front-end-development10
html10
react10
documentation10
website-development9
debug9
markdown9
debugging9
markdown-it9
website-design9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
reactjs/react.dev
May 2022 - Nov 2022
The React documentation website
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:495 reviews, 35 commits, 354 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Harish primarily contributed to the React documentation website, focusing on UI/UX improvements. They added a console feature to sandboxes, including the related UI and functionality. The user also addressed layout shifts, updated text colors, fixed styling issues, and reverted a bundler change, demonstrating expertise in front-end development and debugging within the React ecosystem.
documentation-websitereactjavascriptreact-documentationreactjs
eslint/eslint
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:164 reviews, 12 commits, 34 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Harish primarily contributed to the documentation aspects of the project, improving the user experience of the ESLint documentation website. They focused on enhancing the theme, adding features such as anchors for headings, and integrating external services. The commits also involved integrating ethical ads for project sponsorship.
linterfixeslintproblemsjavascript
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