Works

Roles
Org	Link	Role	Epic	Type	Period
Automattic	Link`automattic.com`	Code wrangler	Openverse	Full-timer	Active role: April 2021 to present
WordPress	Link`wordpress.org/openverse/`	Project maintainer	Openverse	FOSS	Active role: April 2021 to present
Center of CI	Link`centerofci.org`	Software engineer		Part-timer	Active role: June 2021 to present
BrowserStack	Link`browserstack.com`	Software engineer		Full-timer	Past role: February 2020 to March 2021
Creative Commons	Link`creativecommons.org`	Project maintainer	Vocabulary	FOSS	Active role: September 2019 to present
Creative Commons	Link`creativecommons.org`	FOSS community coordinator		Contractor	Past role: July 2020 to December 2020
Creative Commons	Link`creativecommons.org`	Internship mentor		FOSS	Past role: December 2019 to December 2020
Creative Commons	Link`creativecommons.org`	GSoC engineer		Intern	Past role: May 2019 to August 2019
FamPay	Link`fampay.in`	Software engineer		Part-timer	Past role: November 2019 to December 2019
HackerEarth	Link`hackerearth.com`	Infrastructure engineer		Intern	Past role: May 2018 to July 2018
HackerEarth	Link`hackerearth.com`	Software engineer		Intern	Past role: May 2017 to July 2017
IMG, IIT Roorkee	Link`img.channeli.in`	Chief coordinator (tech)	Omniport	Part-timer	Past role: January 2016 to April 2019

Roles

AutomatticLinkautomattic.com
- Active role: April 2021 to presentCode wranglerFull-timerActive role: April 2021 to present
  - Developed the Openverse media search engine.
  - Worked on features with the WordPress FOSS community.
  - Onboarded & mentored new open source contributors.
WordPressLinkwordpress.org/openverse/
- Active role: April 2021 to presentProject maintainerFOSSActive role: April 2021 to present
Center of CILinkcenterofci.org
- Active role: June 2021 to presentSoftware engineerPart-timerActive role: June 2021 to present
BrowserStackLinkbrowserstack.com
- Past role: February 2020 to March 2021Software engineerFull-timerPast role: February 2020 to March 2021
  - Identified & fixed issues tantamount to a GDPR breach.
  - Built audit logs to prevent, detect & alert for breaches.
  - Integrated all email providers with the Central Email System.
  - Created system to track & visualise email engagement.
  - Set up systems to improve email deliverability & reputation.
Creative CommonsLinkcreativecommons.org
- Active role: September 2019 to presentProject maintainerFOSSActive role: September 2019 to present
- Past role: July 2020 to December 2020FOSS community coordinatorContractorPast role: July 2020 to December 2020
  - Identified, organised & triaged issues & reviewed PRs.
  - Onboarded & mentored new open source contributors.
  - Maintained the open-source site and automation workflows.
  - Increased reach & engagement of the official Twitter handle.
- Past role: December 2019 to December 2020Internship mentorFOSSPast role: December 2019 to December 2020
  - Onboarded & guided applicants through the processes.
  - Reviewed, scored & ranked proposals from candidates.
  - Mentored Google Season of Docs in 2020.
  - Mentored Outreachy in winter 2019-20 & summer 2020.
- Past role: May 2019 to August 2019GSoC engineerInternPast role: May 2019 to August 2019
  - Conceived, designed & developed Vocabulary from scratch.
  - Initiated & supported Vocabulary integration with CC sites.
FamPayLinkfampay.in
- Past role: November 2019 to December 2019Software engineerPart-timerPast role: November 2019 to December 2019
  - Developed the end-to-end payment flow for the application.
  - Integrated with Razorpay and Cashfree payment gateways.
HackerEarthLinkhackerearth.com
- Past role: May 2018 to July 2018Infrastructure engineerInternPast role: May 2018 to July 2018
  - Wrote the IaC for the entire production architecture.
  - Created tooling to deploy the IaC in an alternate AWS AZ.
  - Developed scripts to launch and terminate EC2 instances.
  - Isolated staging env from production in a separate VPC.
  - Enabled one‑click provisioning of staging environments.
- Past role: May 2017 to July 2017Software engineerInternPast role: May 2017 to July 2017
  - Wrote a code‑evaluation engine to evaluate Java projects.
  - Created tooling to automatically build and execute projects.
  - Wrapped Ant in an async message‑based Python evaluator.
  - Developed the scaffolding architecture using RabbitMQ.
  - Added provider‑agnostic database connectivity using JDBC.
  - Installed security policies such as memory and I/O limits.
IMG, IIT RoorkeeLinkimg.channeli.in
Information Management Group (IMG) is the student body that developed, manages and upgrades both the CMS powering the IIT-R website and Omniport, the official intranet portal.
- Past role: January 2016 to April 2019Chief coordinator (tech)Part-timerPast role: January 2016 to April 2019
  - Pivoted IMG as a group from app to platform development.
  - Upgraded the legacy portal, tech stack & apps to Omniport.
  - Containerised, decoupled & stabilised dev processes.
  - Halved timelines by revamping the development paradigm.
  - Mentored a team of over 50 developers and designers.
  - Fostered OSS culture by open-sourcing 40+ repos.
  - Led IMG to 10 and 13 GSoC selections in 2018 and 2019.
  - Reinvigorated IMG's popular image on various social media.

Projects
Epic	Project	Org	Link	Tech
Réschumé	Résumé schema		Link`dhruvkb.github.io/reschume`	Node.jsJSON
pls	CLI application		Link`github.com/dhruvkb/pls/`	Rust
pls	Documentation		Link`dhruvkb.github.io/pls/`	PythonMDXAstro
Openverse	Search engine	WordPress	Link`github.com/WordPress/openverse-frontend/`	TypeScriptNuxtTailwind
Openverse	API	WordPress	Link`github.com/WordPress/openverse-api/`	PythonDjango
2Fac	TOTP generator		Link`2fac.vercel.app`	TypeScriptIonicVue
see·el·aye	CLI emulator		Link`seeelaye.vercel.app`	TypeScriptVue
Vocabulary	UI components	Creative Commons	Link`github.com/creativecommons/vocabulary/`	JavaScriptVue
Omniport	Infrastructure	IMG, IIT Roorkee	Link`github.com/IMGIITRoorkee/omniport-docker/`	DockerBash
Omniport	Backend	IMG, IIT Roorkee	Link`github.com/IMGIITRoorkee/omniport-frontend/`	Pythondjango
Omniport	Documentation	IMG, IIT Roorkee	Link`omniport.readthedocs.io/`	reST (Sphinx)
Portfolio	Website		Link`github.com/dhruvkb/portfolio/`	TypeScriptVueTailwindRéschumé

Projects

Réschumé
- Résumé schemaNode.jsJSONLinkdhruvkb.github.io/reschume
pls
`pls` is a prettier and powerful `ls` for the pros. It has many additional features targeting tech-savvy users.
- CLI applicationRustLinkgithub.com/dhruvkb/pls/
  - Designed the command-line API & developed the app.
  - Enabled endless customisation using YAML config files.
- DocumentationPythonMDXAstroLinkdhruvkb.github.io/pls/
OpenverseWordPress
Openverse is an open-source search engine for openly-licensed media that is free to modify and reuse.
- Search engineTypeScriptNuxtTailwindLinkgithub.com/WordPress/openverse-frontend/
  The search engine is the primary channel to access the 600M+ openly-licensed creative works in Openverse catalogue.
  - Developed a performant web app with server-side rendering.
  - Implemented best practices for peak a11y, i18n and L10n.
- APIPythonDjangoLinkgithub.com/WordPress/openverse-api/
  The API enables access to the Openverse catalogue via a RESTful API for the search engine and 3rd-party integrations.
  - Developed the API with OAuth2 auth and rate limits.
  - Expanded scope to new media such as audio and 3D models.
2Fac
- TOTP generatorTypeScriptIonicVueLink2fac.vercel.app
see·el·aye
- CLI emulatorTypeScriptVueLinkseeelaye.vercel.app
VocabularyCreative Commons
Vocabulary is a cohesive design system & component library to unify the web-facing Creative Commons.
- UI componentsJavaScriptVueLinkgithub.com/creativecommons/vocabulary/
  - Developed a system of design tokens and Vue components.
  - Documented UI patterns using an interactive Storybook.
OmniportIMG, IIT Roorkee
Omniport is an end‑to‑end platform and app ecosystem for institutes to deploy their web portal, by and for the students.
- InfrastructureDockerBashLinkgithub.com/IMGIITRoorkee/omniport-docker/
  - Designed architecture to be cloud-native and scalable.
  - Deployed as micro-services with Docker (+Compose).
- BackendPythondjangoLinkgithub.com/IMGIITRoorkee/omniport-frontend/
  - Designed to be unopiniated, flexible & customisable.
  - Developed plug-&-play system for Django-based apps.
  - Added WebSockets support for real-time interactive apps.
- DocumentationreST (Sphinx)Linkomniport.readthedocs.io/
Portfolio
My portfolio is my small personal slice of the Internet.
- WebsiteTypeScriptVueTailwindRéschuméLinkgithub.com/dhruvkb/portfolio/
  - Deployed as a static site with an automated CI + CD pipeline.
  - Built using cutting-edge frontend tech to ship negligible JS.
  - Renders a printer-friendly version as the main résumé.