Paavan Bhavsar is a Senior Software Engineer based in California with 11 years of experience building production web applications and ML operations tooling across biotech and finance verticals. Currently at BigHat Biosciences, he blends full-stack chops with ML Ops experience honed leading internal tools teams at Kensho. He has a strong front-end focus evidenced by migrating a schemaless demo to TypeScript and improving UX with React, Monaco, and Material UI for the Trustfall query engine demo, making complex data queries feel like database operations. Earlier work includes building patient-provider matching systems at Kyruus and end-to-end Java applications for small businesses, showing comfort from greenfield features to legacy systems. A Brown CS and Math graduate, he pairs practical engineering with a knack for turning developer-focused demos into shareable, production-ready tools. Peers describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who elevates usability in technically deep projects.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science and Math, BS, Computer Science and Math at Brown University
A query engine for any combination of data sources. Query your files and APIs as if they were databases!
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:18 reviews, 26 commits, 49 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Paavan primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and overall functionality of the web-based query demo. They migrated the schemaless demo to TypeScript, integrating React, Monaco editor, and Material UI components to improve the user experience. The user also refactored the application to use webpack for bundling and added features like example queries and deep linking to crates, making the application more user-friendly and shareable.
Contributions:9 commits, 27 pushes in 3 years 7 months
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Paavan Bhavsar - Senior Software Engineer at BigHat Biosciences