Karthik Bhat
Head Of Technology at SKAI Technologies
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolKarthik Bhat is a pragmatic engineering leader and Head of Technology based in Bengaluru with 11 years of experience building web, mobile, desktop, and cloud services. He has progressed from founding small startups and leading engineering teams to senior roles at News Corp and a hands-on Jetpack engineer at Automattic, contributing backend improvements that boosted WordPress site performance and feature parity. Known for ramping projects quickly and shipping high-quality software, he blends strategic leadership with deep implementation experience in performance optimization, payment and shipping integrations, and cloud-based workflows. His background in mechanical engineering gives him a systems-oriented approach to problem solving and a knack for operationalizing complex technical requirements into commercial outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Mechanical Engineering, Diploma, Mechanical Engineering at Karnataka (Govt.) Polytechnic, MangaloreBachelor of Engineering (BE), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Mechanical Engineering at Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu
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Github Skills (19)
jetpack10
plugin-development10
wordpress10
php10
apache9
ubuntu9
javascript9
woocommerce9
rest-api9
cloud-infrastructure8
cloud-services8
html6
polymer6
css6
linux6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/jetpack
Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
Security, performance, marketing, and design tools — Jetpack is made by WordPress experts to make WP sites safer and faster, and help you grow your traffic.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:72 reviews, 78 commits, 46 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Karthik primarily contributed to the Jetpack Boost plugin, focusing on back-end functionality and integrations. Their commits involve refactoring module methodologies, updating tracking mechanisms, and adding features related to Critical CSS generation. The user's changes also include the addition of cloud CSS generation status and improved handling of stylesheet loading for performance optimization, demonstrating a focus on improving website speed and efficiency. These changes also included adding premium pricing features and updating checkout redirections.
reactexpertswordpressphpsecurity
codefoxes/greenlet-booster
Nov 2020 - Dec 2024
Greenlet Booster - Additional features for Greenlet theme.
Contributions:1 release, 2 PRs, 7 pushes in 4 years 2 months
greenletadditionalbooster
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