Manikyam Bavandla
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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RockstarManikyam Bavandla is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft with 12 years of experience building robust backend systems and improving developer tooling. Based in Redmond, he focuses on cross-platform compatibility and reliability, contributing notably to PowerShell and the PowerShellGet package manager. His work emphasizes practical fixes—installation, update, and publishing flows—plus refactors that improve error messaging and permission handling for real-world usage. He has driven Linux and proxy support improvements, showing attention to platform nuances beyond Windows-centric assumptions. Known for pragmatic contributions that reduce friction for module authors and users, he combines deep systems understanding with a user-focused mindset. Colleagues rely on him to turn complex compatibility problems into maintainable, production-ready solutions.
12 years of coding experience
Github Skills (12)
powershell10
debug10
cross-platform10
multiplatform10
package-management10
platform-independent10
linux9
windows8
command-line8
version-control7
netcore6
git5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
PowerShell/PowerShellGetv2
Sep 2016 - Sep 2018
PowerShellGet is the Package Manager for PowerShell
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:55 commits, 118 PRs, 82 pushes in 2 years
Contributions summary:Manikyam contributed to the PowerShellGet module, which is a package manager for PowerShell. Their work primarily involved fixing bugs related to module installation, updating, and publishing. The user also refactored code to improve error messaging and handle situations where scripts are executed without the required permissions. Moreover, they made changes to improve the module's compatibility, especially in PowerShell Core environments.
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PowerShell/PowerShell
Jul 2016 - Dec 2017
PowerShell for every system!
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:42 commits, 11 PRs, 51 comments in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Manikyam primarily contributed to the PowerShellGet module within the PowerShell repository, focusing on enhancing its cross-platform compatibility. Their commits involved modifications for Linux support, including adjusting paths for temporary directories and enabling proxy support. They also made several code changes and bug fixes related to the PowerShellGet module's core functionalities, and addressing issues with module and script installations.
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