Harsh Lathwal
Software Engineer at Kotak Cherry
Gurugram, Haryana, India
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Top SchoolHarsh Lathwal is a seasoned Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building Linux-focused systems and full-stack applications, currently based in Gurugram and working at Kotak Cherry. He brings strong multi-language expertise in Python, Java, Android, PHP, and C++, and has hands-on DevOps and system administration experience customizing Linux distribution build processes for the FOSSASIA Meilix project. Harsh has contributed end-to-end to open-source tooling—implementing single-button UIs, Flask backends, CI triggers, and chroot/build script optimizations—demonstrating an ability to move features from frontend to CI-driven deployment. Comfortable in both proprietary and open-source environments, he combines practical production experience across startups and product teams with a mentor’s background in community projects. Notably, his pragmatic view that "both open source and proprietary have bugs; the only difference is in open source it's your mistake" reflects a hands-on ownership mindset that shapes his engineering style.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at The NorthCap University
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Github Skills (25)
web-application10
python10
bash10
flask-ask10
debian-packaging10
script10
webapp10
build-automation10
system-administration10
web-development10
flask10
css9
front-end-development9
html9
subprocess8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
fossasia/meilix
Jun 2017 - Mar 2019
Beautiful Linux System https://meilix.org | APT Repo: http://meilix.fossasia.org
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & System Administrator
DevOps Engineer & System AdministratorContributions:95 commits, 49 PRs, 14 pushes in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Harsh primarily focused on modifying the build process and system configuration for the Meilix Linux distribution. They made changes to the `build.sh` and `chroot.sh` scripts to alter the packages installed and the system setup within the chroot environment. Several commits involved the removal or replacement of system packages and modification of the Plymouth boot screen and theme, along with adjustments to the boot menu and other configuration files. The overall goal was to customize and optimize the Meilix system build process.
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fossasia/meilix-generator
Jun 2017 - Aug 2019
WebApp for generating a custom ISO image based on Meilix http://meilix.org
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:92 commits, 58 PRs, 31 pushes in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Harsh primarily worked on developing the frontend and backend aspects of a web application. They implemented a single-button UI, including CSS styling. Later, they added a Flask Python file to render the index page, setting up the basic structure for a web application. Additionally, they worked on integrating features, including wallpaper upload and the ability to trigger Travis CI builds.
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