Rajat Dabade is a pragmatic full-stack software engineer with nine years of experience building web-scale applications using React, Redux, Node.js and MySQL, and hands-on exposure to Go, Kubernetes and cloud platforms. He began at Rakuten, where he re-implemented backend services to improve performance for millions of daily users, and later contributed key features and resolved 55+ issues for Focalboard, an open-source alternative to Trello/Notion at Mattermost. Comfortable across front-end and backend stacks, Rajat has a track record of shipping user-focused features—such as file attachments and standard properties—that drove 98% customer satisfaction. An active open-source contributor, he combines production engineering at startups and open-source ethos, frequently addressing UI edge cases and integrating server-side support. Known as an action-oriented problem solver who embraces failure and continuous learning, he’s currently seeking remote opportunities to apply his system-design and full-stack expertise. Based in Nagpur, he brings both startup velocity and experience from a large tech firm to deliver practical, scalable solutions.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
B-Tech Computer Science and Engineering, B-Tech Computer Science and Engineering at Walchand College of Engineering , Vishrambag
Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:175 reviews, 54 commits, 103 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Rajat's contributions primarily involved enhancing the frontend of the Focalboard application. They focused on implementing and fixing components within the `webapp` directory, addressing issues related to user interface elements, and improving functionality. They were responsible for adding new features, such as a delete feature to table views, as well as addressing bugs and edge cases in UI components. Furthermore, they were involved in integrating attachment functionality into the platform, contributing to both the card dialog and related server-side code.
SigNoz is an open-source APM. It helps developers monitor their applications & troubleshoot problems, an open-source alternative to DataDog, NewRelic, etc. 🔥 🖥. 👉 Open source Application Performance Monitoring (APM) & Observability tool
Contributions:4 PRs, 363 pushes, 64 branches in 10 months
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