Manish Kumar
Senior Software Engineer at Kanopi
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolManish Kumar is a Senior Software Engineer based in Melbourne with 11+ years building full-stack, data-focused applications for research and financial services. He combines strong Python/Django backend expertise with React frontends and production-grade containerization using Docker and Kubernetes to deliver scalable, secure systems. His career bridges academic research platforms—maintaining the open-source MyTardis data management system—and commercial products at Iress and Kanopi, showing a knack for solving scientific data challenges and enterprise needs. He has practical experience in CI/CD and Postgres performance tuning, and early work in NLP and machine learning pipelines gives him an analytical edge on data-heavy problems. Known for collaborative development with cross-functional teams, he routinely translates complex domain requirements into user-friendly software. Persistent contributor to research software, he brings both domain sensitivity from bioinformatics and robust engineering practices to every project.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc Life Sciences, B.Sc Life Sciences at Centre For Biotechnology, Pravara Institute of Medical sciencesM.Sc Bioinformatics Bioinformatics, M.Sc Bioinformatics Bioinformatics at Bioinformatics Centre, University of Pune
Github Skills (64)
python10
django10
data-management10
java10
database10
xnat9
openjdk8
data-sync8
docker-desktop8
typescript8
compose8
microsoft7
electron7
vscode-extension7
vscode7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
monash-merc/Monash_OpenID_Login
Jul 2018 - Aug 2021
MyTardis app to override default login template and use Monash specific OpenID authentication methods.
Contributions:11 PRs, 10 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 1 month
monashoidcopenidoverrideauthentication
manishkumr/IWD
Jul 2014 - May 2016
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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