Hemanshu Vadehra is a software developer with 11 years of experience based in Mumbai, combining strong academic foundations from Goa College of Engineering and an M.Tech. from IIT Bombay with long-term production experience at Directi. He focuses on backend engineering and build systems, demonstrated by substantive contributions to the high-profile Bazel project where he updated and maintained Java tooling to resolve platform-specific build issues. Comfortable navigating complex build files and scripts, he shows a practical understanding of Java versioning, release automation, and cross-platform compilation challenges. Hemanshu’s tenure at a fast-moving product company reflects an ability to deliver stable, maintainable infrastructure improvements over the long term. He brings a methodical, troubleshooting-oriented mindset that surfaces in both code maintenance and release workflows.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Computer Science, Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Computer Science at IIT Bombay
BE, Computers, BE, Computers at Goa College of Engineering
a fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:164 reviews, 10 commits, 101 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Hemanshu primarily contributed to updating and managing Java tools within the Bazel build system. They focused on updating the versions of `java_tools`, addressing build issues, and maintaining compatibility. Their work involved modifying build files (`distdir_deps.bzl`, `src/upload_all_java_tools.sh`, `src/create_java_tools_release.sh`, `src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_test.sh`), and resolving build-related errors to ensure successful compilation. This includes addressing issues related to Java versions and platform-specific builds, demonstrating a strong understanding of build systems and Java development.
a fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system
Contributions:37 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 4 months
scalablebazelmulti-languagebuild-systemextensible
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