I'm an Open Source Engineer and Full Stack Developer who works where correctness actually gets decided — specs, test suites and CI. Currently pursuing B.Tech in Computer Science (AI & ML), and selected for Google Summer of Code 2026 with JSON Schema, where I write the format-assertion coverage that every validator implementation gets checked against.
Across 192 merged pull requests in 10+ upstream organisations, I contribute to Podman, Skopeo and Buildah, CNCF OpenCost, Kubernetes SIGs Headlamp and sourcemeta/core. I also serve as CTO @ Shivam-Info and Software Engineer @ Mugafi. My favourite kind of issue is a flaky test nobody trusts any more — I built ci-flake-triage so that finding them stopped being guesswork.
const tushar = {
pronouns: "He/Him",
location: "New Delhi, India 🇮🇳",
education: "B.Tech in Computer Science (AI & ML)",
currentRole: "🎓 GSoC '26 @ JSON Schema | 💼 CTO @ Shivam-Info | 🤖 SWE @ Mugafi",
openSource: "192 merged PRs · 10+ upstream orgs",
upstream: {
jsonSchema: ["JSON-Schema-Test-Suite", "website", "conference"],
containers: ["podman", "skopeo", "buildah", "automation", "container-libs"],
cncf: ["opencost", "opencost-integration-tests"],
kubernetes: ["kubernetes-sigs/headlamp"],
others: ["sourcemeta/core", "coreos/go-systemd"],
},
skills: {
languages: ["Python", "Go", "TypeScript", "JavaScript", "C++", "Bash", "SQL"],
fullStack: ["React", "Next.js", "Node.js", "Express", "Django", "MongoDB", "PostgreSQL"],
containers: ["Podman", "Docker", "Kubernetes", "Buildah", "Skopeo"],
ci_testing: ["GitHub Actions", "Cirrus CI", "BATS", "pytest", "flake triage"],
specs: ["JSON Schema", "RFC 3986 URI", "RFC 3987 IRI", "RFC 6570 URI Template"],
},
openTo: ["LFX Mentorship (Podman)", "Open Source", "Internships", "Collabs"],
funFact: "A job that fails once and passes on retry is a flake by construction. 🔍",
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| 🏛️ Organisation | 🔧 What I Work On | ✅ Merged |
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GSoC '26
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Format-assertion coverage for uri, iri, uri-template and time — the edge cases every validator gets wrong. Plus RFC conformance work across the org.
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containers Podman · Skopeo · Buildah |
CI plumbing, system-test races, release tooling and GitHub Actions supply-chain hardening across podman, skopeo, buildah and automation.
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| sourcemeta/core | C++ URI and RFC 3986 production coverage. |  |
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CNCF |
Integration tests and contributor onboarding automation. |  |
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Headlamp Kubernetes SIGs |
UI and plugin fixes. |  |
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Flake forensics for Podman CI 
✨ Confirmed CI flakes out of rerun history |
Concurrency correctness under load 
✨ Solving the "double booking" problem |
🏥 TelesanaHealthcare appointment platform 
✨ Doctor appointment and records system |
Fintech trading simulator
✨ Crypto trading on virtual balances |
An AI astrology companion, a workflow engine, a lightweight sync service, an events platform, a cardiac ML model and a CNCF onboarding bot. |
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192 merged pull requests across JSON Schema, Podman, Skopeo, Buildah, CNCF OpenCost and Kubernetes SIGs Headlamp. One concern per PR, a failing test before the fix, and the spec paragraph quoted in the description. |
Hunting the tests nobody trusts any more. Rerun-history analysis, log and journal diffing, race conditions in system tests, and GitHub Actions supply-chain hardening with zizmor. |
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Format-assertion coverage for the JSON Schema Test Suite — |
Shipping production web apps with React, Next.js and the MERN stack — booking systems, fintech simulators and AI companions, deployed on Vercel, Railway and Render rather than parked in a demo folder. |
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Shivam-Info Present • Owns the technical direction • System architecture and delivery • Engineering standards and review • Team building and mentoring • Product to production |
Mugafi Present • AI-first content platform • Product feature engineering • LLM-backed workflows • Full stack delivery • Shipping to real users |
JSON Schema 2026 • 78 merged PRs in the org • Format-assertion conformance • RFC 3986 / 3987 / 6570 coverage • The suite every validator uses • Spec-first contributions |
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Google Summer of Code 2026 Selected with JSON Schema · 78 merged PRs in the org |
Container Tooling Contributor Podman · Skopeo · Buildah — CI reliability & flake forensics |
192 Merged Pull Requests Across 10+ upstream organisations |
| 🎓 Degree | 📚 Specialisation |
|---|---|
| B.Tech in Computer Science | Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning |
📖 Relevant Coursework
Data Structures & Algorithms • Operating Systems • Computer Networks
Database Management Systems • Machine Learning • Object-Oriented Programming
Software Engineering • Distributed Systems • Cloud & Containers
Maintainers: if you have a flaky test you have stopped trusting, or a spec corner nobody has written coverage for — that is the message I most want to get.
Thanks for visiting! Drop a ⭐ if you find my work interesting!
"Read the spec. Reproduce the failure. Land the smallest correct patch."