Khushal Agarwal
Medior Software Engineer at Stream
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolKhushal Agarwal is a Medior Software Engineer at Stream with 8 years of experience building and scaling chat and video SDKs, front-end integrations, and developer-facing tools. A Manipal University Jaipur computer science graduate, he specializes in React, React Native, TypeScript and modern front-end architectures while also being comfortable with Node.js, AWS, Nginx and MongoDB. At Stream he contributes to both client SDKs and the Video product, collaborating across teams to ship features used by thousands of developers and billions of end users. An active open-source contributor, Khushal has improved popular libraries like Mantine and React Native Elements—implementing components, TypeScript fixes and documentation that benefit broad cross-platform ecosystems. He pairs strong technical chops with product-minded problem solving, experience supporting external clients, and a track record of shipping maintainable, scalable interfaces for web and mobile. Outside work he’s a tech enthusiast and part-time freelancer who has delivered projects for international clients in Germany and Cameroon.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
CBSE class 12th, PCMB, 90.6, CBSE class 12th, PCMB, 90.6 at Sarada Vidya Mandir, RaiganjICSE class 10th, Science, 88.8, ICSE class 10th, Science, 88.8 at St. Xavier's School, RaiganjBachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, 9.51, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, 9.51 at Manipal University Jaipur
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Github Skills (35)
hook10
javascript10
mobile-development10
react-native10
ui-components10
typescript10
user-interface10
ui-design10
uid10
chat10
front-end-development10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
react10
storybook9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
react-native-elements/react-native-elements-app
Mar 2021 - Jul 2021
Demo app for React Native Elements (w/ React Native Web)
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 24 commits, 18 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Khushal primarily focused on migrating class-based components to functional components using hooks, indicating a shift towards modern React practices. They also addressed linting issues and web application startup problems, showcasing a focus on code quality and cross-platform compatibility. Furthermore, the user added new views including tooltip, overlay, checkbox and text components to improve the application. The contributions indicate a significant role in updating and expanding the React Native Elements demo app.
demo-appreactnative-elementsreact-nativeelements
GetStream/stream-chat-react-native
Sep 2021 - Jan 2023
💬 React-Native Chat SDK ➜ Stream Chat. Includes a tutorial on building your own chat app experience using React-Native, React-Navigation and Stream
Role in this project:Front-end Developer & Mobile Developer
Front-end Developer & Mobile DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 507 reviews, 378 commits in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Khushal contributed to the React Native chat SDK, focusing on feature implementation and UI improvements. They added functionality to scroll to the top when the bottom tab is pressed and made updates related to showing and styling messages in the image gallery by introducing new component styles. They also made additions around showing video files in the image gallery.
streamnavigationstream-chatreact-native-navigationchat-sdk
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