Kanchan C is a full-stack software engineer with eight years of experience building customer-focused, scalable web applications and a Computer Science degree from Duke University. She has shipped features across the stack using React, Node/Express, MongoDB, MySQL, AWS and Docker, and currently contributes at Microsoft after a Frontend Engineering fellowship. Her portfolio includes production-ready projects—like a MERN-based restroom finder and scalable review microservices—that emphasize UI polish, performance tuning, and service-oriented architecture. Kanchan is also an active open-source contributor to high-profile projects such as Internet Archive’s Open Library, where she improved accessibility and responsive UI behaviors. Known for collaborative, agile development and a people-first approach, she pairs technical rigor with empathy to deliver practical, user-centered solutions.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Budhanilkantha School
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree Computer Science at Duke University
Contributions:9 commits, 12 PRs, 43 comments in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Kanchan primarily focused on improving the user interface and responsiveness of the Open Library project. They addressed visual issues such as squished thumbnails and implemented responsive design changes for the editions component. The user also tidied the search page and changed the banner color for accessibility, demonstrating a focus on user experience and visual presentation. Finally, they implemented a JavaScript feature to show the dropdown only when JavaScript is enabled.
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