Nikitha Chettiar
Software Developer 2 at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNikitha Chettiar is a Software Developer 2 at Microsoft with nine years of experience building scalable, user-focused web and mobile applications and maintaining the Microsoft Graph JavaScript SDK. She excels in TypeScript/JavaScript back-end development, contributing to prominent open-source projects like microsoft/kiota and microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-javascript where she improved query parameter parsing and TypeScript code generation. Comfortable across Java, C#, Node.js, Docker and CI tooling, she brings practical experience designing secure integrations for sensitive data from roles in fintech and enterprise settings. A team-first collaborator with a strong academic foundation (MS in Computer Science), she pairs meticulous testing and API design with a knack for making developer-facing tools clearer and more reliable.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Engineering, 3.6 /4.0, Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Engineering, 3.6 /4.0 at KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, VidyaviharMaster of Science (MS), Computer Science, 3.7/4.0, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, 3.7/4.0 at Indiana University Bloomington
English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Github Skills (18)
javascript10
apidoc10
typescript10
typescript-definitions10
type-definition10
code-generation10
microsoft-graph10
api10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
testing9
develop9
openapi9
csharp5
dotnet-core5
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-javascript
Jul 2020 - Jan 2023
Microsoft Graph client library for JavaScript
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:18 releases, 387 reviews, 357 commits in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Nikitha's commits primarily focused on modifying and improving the parsing of query parameters within the Microsoft Graph JavaScript SDK. They refactored the `query` and `parseQueryParameter` functions to handle nested query parameters correctly, splitting them on the first equals sign. The user added comments and test cases to validate the changes, enhancing the code's clarity and functionality. These modifications aimed to improve the SDK's capability to handle complex API requests.
javascriptmicrosoft-graphmicrosoft-graph-sdktypescriptjs-sdk
microsoft/kiota
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
OpenAPI based HTTP Client code generator
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:123 reviews, 174 commits, 33 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Nikitha contributed to the TypeScript code generation project, focusing on mapping types and data structures to generate accurate code. Their commits include changes to the TypeScript conversion process, specifically handling double mappings and updating content data types. They also made modifications related to request information, including setting headers and query parameters. Overall, the user appears to be working on improving the core functionality of the code generation process within the Kiota project.
code-generationcode-generatorhttp-clientopenapicsharp
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