Manish Kumar
Platform Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Summary
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Top SchoolManish Kumar is a platform engineer based in Bengaluru with 7+ years of software experience and a focused track record of building and owning backend platform integrations. Currently at Appsmith, he has contributed meaningful Elasticsearch and database-connection improvements to a widely used open-source platform for internal tools and dashboards, improving error handling and S3 plugin diagnostics. His background spans research engineering in robotics and early-career roles in consulting and analytics, giving him a blend of systems, research, and production experience. Comfortable shipping bug fixes and new features across distributed systems, he emphasizes reliable integrations and clearer operational observability. An alumnus of BITS Pilani, he pairs academic rigor with practical engineering, and his GitHub bio hints at a curious, detail-oriented mind that enjoys noticing non-obvious facts.
3 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Github Skills (14)
javas10
elasticsearch10
rest-api10
elasticsearchquery10
aws-elasticsearch10
java10
elasticsearch-api10
amazon-elasticsearch10
testing9
debug9
debugging9
aws-s38
s3-bucket8
amazon-s38
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
appsmithorg/appsmith
Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
Platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:569 reviews, 30 commits, 263 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Manish's commits primarily focus on fixing bugs and implementing features related to the Elasticsearch database integration within the Appsmith platform. This includes updating the Elasticsearch RestClient version, modifying methods to handle HTTP status codes, and adding features to differentiate between unauthorized and not-found data sources. The user also addressed issues related to S3 plugin error messages, including making them more readable. Additionally, the user worked on database connection enhancements to enhance the capabilities of the Appsmith platform.
custom-internaldeveloper-toolslow-code-frameworkcrudinternal-tools
git-apps-test/newRepo
May 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:2 releases, 35 pushes, 5 branches in 9 months
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