Manish Kumar Shah is a Backend Software Engineer with 7 years of experience building scalable Python/Django systems and event-driven architectures. Currently at SAVii, he focuses on designing and optimising RESTful APIs and complex backend infrastructures, drawing on prior work at Chat360 where he implemented event-based webhooks, RabbitMQ monitoring, and a mobile notification system to boost engagement. A Google Summer of Code alumnus, he contributed multi-tenant authentication and REST APIs to the widely used OpenWISP controller, demonstrating strong open-source credentials. He also brings solid QA and automation experience from test work on the Mathesar project and a track record mentoring junior engineers and driving production-ready releases. Based in Pune, he combines hands-on backend engineering with attention to observability and reliability, and enjoys tackling integrations that connect applications to real-time analytics and e-commerce platforms.
7 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering, CGPA 8.64, B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering, CGPA 8.64 at Gauhati University
Network and WiFi controller: provisioning, configuration management and updates, (pull via openwisp-config or push via SSH), x509 PKI management and more. Mainly OpenWRT, but designed to work also on other systems.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:99 reviews, 13 commits, 12 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Manish contributed to the openwisp-controller project by implementing and modifying several features related to the configuration and API of the application. This included decoupling admin log entries from template models, separating serializer classes, and fixing API endpoint typos. They also implemented a REST API for key controller features and made changes to the geo app API endpoints. These changes demonstrate a focus on improving the API's functionality and structure.
An intuitive spreadsheet-like interface that lets users of all technical skill levels view, edit, query, and collaborate on Postgres data directly. 100% open source and self hosted, with native Postgres access control.
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
Contributions:11 reviews, 21 commits, 4 PRs in 13 days
Contributions summary:Manish primarily contributed to the project by implementing and enhancing end-to-end (e2e) and integration tests using Playwright. The tests cover a range of functionalities, including table renaming, column type conversion, and the handling of empty tables. They also added test fixtures for improved test coverage and test environment setup. The user's work ensures the reliability and functionality of the Mathesar interface through automated testing.
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