Ravi Gidwani
Principal Software Developer at CK12 Foundation
California, United States
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Top SchoolRavi Gidwani is a Principal Software Developer based in California with over a decade of hands-on experience building full-stack web applications and backend services. He blends front-end expertise (JavaScript, Backbone, three.js, WebGL) with backend Python and Node.js work, and has led engineering efforts at CK-12 since 2012. Ravi pairs production engineering with a strong interest in machine learning—holding Udacity Deep Learning and Deep Reinforcement Learning nanodegrees—and explores AR/VR and 3D on the side. He contributes to open-source projects like GoogleChrome/rendertron, improving headless Chrome rendering behavior and keeping Puppeteer integrations current. Known for turning complex requirements into pragmatic implementations, he brings both team leadership and low-level implementation skills to long-lived educational technology systems.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
St. Xavier's high schoolDeep Reinforcement Learning Nanodegree (DRLND), Computer Software Engineering, Deep Reinforcement Learning Nanodegree (DRLND), Computer Software Engineering at UdacityBachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science And Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science And Engineering at Shivaji University
English, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi
Stackoverflow
198reputation
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Github Skills (20)
puppeteer10
javascript10
rendering10
typescript10
render10
chromeless10
headless-browser10
typescript-types10
nodejs10
typescripts10
configuration-management9
koa8
blender6
dom-events6
openid6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
GoogleChrome/rendertron
Feb 2019 - Jun 2021
A Headless Chrome rendering solution
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:16 commits, 4 PRs, 23 comments in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Ravi primarily focused on enhancing the Rendertron service by implementing configuration options for timeout, port, and resolution, modifying the core logic for how the service handles requests. They also addressed code style issues through tslint fixes. Furthermore, they updated the project's dependencies and fixed issues related to the recent updates to Puppeteer.
headlessreactprerenderpuppeteerwebcomponents
gravi2/game-of-life
Nov 2018 - Oct 2021
Conway's Game of Life
Contributions:15 PRs, 18 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 11 months
canvasjavascriptconway-s-game-of-lifegame-ofes6
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