Shubha Rajan
Software Engineer at Kickstarter, Inc.
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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RockstarShubha Rajan is a software engineer with eight years of experience building backend systems, developer tooling, and cloud integrations, most recently at Kickstarter after a multi-role tenure at Google. They specialize in database connectors and Cloud SQL integrations across Go, Java, Python, and Node.js, and have improved real-world developer UX by contributing to high-profile Google Cloud samples and client libraries. Their work includes practical DevOps and CI improvements—regionalizing Cloud SQL proxy instances, adding Windows CI support, and refining deployment examples for App Engine and Cloud Run. A graduate of Ada Developers Academy, Shubha blends rigorous engineering with mentorship and inclusivity practices cultivated through teaching, curriculum development, and community-focused fellowships. Notably, they added a cost-estimating --dry_run feature to BigQuery tooling and refactored DLP code samples, showing attention to both developer ergonomics and security-sensitive examples. Based in Los Angeles, they bring a mix of product-minded backend engineering and hands-on open-source contributions to improve cloud developer experiences.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Spanish, Hindi
Stackoverflow
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11kreached
10answers
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Github Skills (43)
kotlin10
google-cloud-platform10
docker10
bigquery10
postgresql10
python10
mysql10
django10
testing10
sample-size10
dockers10
java10
cicd10
gcp10
sample-rate10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy
Aug 2020 - Nov 2022
A utility for connecting securely to your Cloud SQL instances
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:233 reviews, 27 commits, 190 PRs in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Shubha primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the Cloud SQL Proxy, focusing on regionalized instance handling and updating the versioning. They implemented changes to prevent global conflicts by incorporating regionalized instance names and IDs, impacting core functionality related to SSL certificates and instance configuration. Additionally, the user updated the proxy version in multiple commits. Furthermore, they also added Windows test execution support, showcasing a focus on CI/CD and cross-platform compatibility.
instancescloud-sql-proxycloud-sqlgoogle-cloud-platformsql
GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples
Feb 2020 - Dec 2022
Java and Kotlin Code samples used on cloud.google.com
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:198 reviews, 35 commits, 160 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Shubha primarily contributed to refactoring and updating Data Loss Prevention (DLP) snippets within the java-docs-samples repository. Their work involved refactoring Java and Kotlin code samples into snippet format, updating integration tests, and adding or removing necessary imports. They also updated documentation and made minor refactoring changes to the code. The user's contributions are focused on improving the DLP-related sample code.
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