Himanshi Kalra
Software Engineer | Web Architect
About
Hello! I like building tools that help my friends and family, most recently I worked on Timo, share-a-reminder web app, hosted on cloudflare pages: timo-web.pages.dev, to help me and my brother to schedule reminders for our parents. I am also building my nth blog using roughjs to give a handdrawn feel for a more intimate experience for myself. I currently write at himanshikalra.com while my other blog is under construction.
Work Experience
Strategic Cloud Engineer
Highlights
- Architecting and developing internal web applications to automate client-side engagement and data workflows.
- Acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for internal engineering teams on Google's proprietary Boq Web frameworks.
- Engineering AI-powered solutions by leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to streamline meeting summarization and organizational efficiency.
Software Development Engineer Intern
Highlights
- Designed and implemented critical health endpoints for microservices, significantly enhancing system reliability and uptime monitoring.
- Improved operational visibility for enterprise customers by building automated outage detection systems for the core code editor.
Blender Foundation (GSoC)
May 2020 – August 2021
Software Developer
Highlights
- Architected the initial testing framework for 'Geometry Nodes,' a fundamental procedural component of the Blender engine.
- Developed a comprehensive suite of 90+ tests for 3D manipulation tools and legacy components, ensuring software stability for a global user base.
- Collaborated with the open-source community to define interface specifications and apply Agile methodologies to framework design.
Education
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2017 2022
Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management
Bachelors in Information Technology
Grade: 8.20/10
Skills
Engineering
Front-end Architecture
Cloud Infrastructure
System Reliability
Test Automation
Technologies
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
GCP
Docker
LLMs
Interests
What I'm looking for
Building Beautiful Interfaces
Automating Ineffiencies
Building pipelines/APIs
Data Visualisation