Vishnu Ks
Software Engineer at Yelp
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolVishnu Ks is a London-based software engineer with 12 years of experience and over eight years in industry roles, currently building backend systems at Yelp. He is a seasoned full-stack developer with deep Python/Django expertise and a track record of shipping production-ready infrastructure—most notably leading early SaaS infrastructure for Zulip, integrating Stripe billing, and creating a one-click Zulip app for DigitalOcean that measurably increased production installs. Vishnu contributes extensively to open source (notably Zulip) across backend, DevOps and front-end work, from CI migrations that cut queueing and failure rates to tooling that automates Stripe fixtures and archives. He combines hands-on engineering with product-focused tooling and migration solutions that lower adoption barriers for teams moving from Slack/Mattermost. Notably, he has led cross-functional volunteer teams (GSoC and community sprints) and founded one of India’s largest student hackathons, reflecting strong leadership in developer communities.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology, 8.71/10, Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology, 8.71/10 at Indian Institute Of Information Technology
English, Malayalam, Hindi
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Github Skills (31)
javascript10
python10
apidoc10
scripting10
django10
css10
api10
html10
devops10
react10
gatsby10
testing9
postgresql9
digitalocean9
githubaction-workflow8
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
hackerkid/Mind-Expanding-Books
May 2015 - Jun 2021
:books: Find your next book to read!
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:13 reviews, 165 commits, 372 PRs in 6 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Vishnu significantly contributed to the front-end development of a book-related application, primarily using React and potentially Gatsby (based on file paths). They implemented UI components, integrated React Bootstrap for styling and layout, and refactored the feed component. The user also addressed category page functionality and incorporated analytics. The user also made backend changes to update json files by fetching and adding information to them.
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zulip/zulip
Apr 2016 - Sep 2021
Zulip server and web application. Open-source team chat that helps teams stay productive and focused.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:171 reviews, 1732 commits, 485 PRs in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Vishnu's contributions centered on modifying the Zulip server and web application backend. They implemented a constant for the inline preview limit in `zerver/lib/bugdown/__init__.py`, added a `/new` endpoint for creating new realms in `zerver/tests/test_signup.py`, and worked on the API to create multiuse invites in `zerver/views/invite.py`. Additionally, they modified several models related to user groups, as seen in `zerver/models.py` and associated migration files.
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