Ravi L
Sr. Software Engineer at Pinterest
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex United States
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Top SchoolRavi L is a product-focused senior software engineer with 11 years of experience building user-facing apps, device firmware, and developer tooling across startups and major tech firms. Currently at Pinterest, he contributes to front-end documentation and UI components for the Gestalt design system while also founding a productivity startup that helps reduce context switching. His background spans Microsoft program management for large-scale ownership and compliance tooling, hands-on mobile and serverless consulting at Codementor, and early-stage engineering work in AWS, Spark, and Xamarin. Known for hacking on tangible consumer experiences—from TV apps to Bluetooth sleep trackers—he blends UX sensibility with full-stack execution. An active mentor and open-source contributor, he brings a mix of product intuition and practical engineering, and once even pitched a product to Mark Cuban. Based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, he focuses on solving everyday problems that make digital work feel more productive.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at The University of Texas at DallasTexas Academy Of Math and Science, TAMS( Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science), Texas Academy Of Math and Science, TAMS( Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science) at University of North Texas
English, Telugu, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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38answers
3questions
Github Skills (21)
markdown10
javascript10
ui-components10
system-design10
carbon-design-system10
mdx10
markdown-it10
react10
documentation10
nextjs9
flowtype8
workflow-automation8
control-flow8
work-flow8
flow-control8
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
pinterest/gestalt
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
A set of React UI components that supports Pinterest’s design language
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:461 reviews, 8 commits, 306 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Ravi primarily contributed to the documentation of the React UI components within the Gestalt repository, adding and updating markdown-based documentation pages. Their work involved creating demo pages, implementing shortcodes, and addressing linting and flow type errors. They also made modifications to the UI components, specifically in `MarkdownPage.js`, indicating a focus on the presentation and structure of the documentation for the Pinterest design system. Additionally, they made contributions to the iOS avatar documentation.
reactui-componentsjavascriptdesign-system
rlingineni/Scatter-Stocks
May 2018 - Nov 2018
Visualize the impact of current events on stocks
Contributions:63 commits, 7 pushes, 1 comment in 6 months
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