Siddhant Khare 🚀

Software Engineer @ Gitpod | OpenFGA Maintainer | Open Source Leader

Building the future of software development through cloud-native developer tools and scalable authorization systems.

🎯 Current Focus

• Engineering @ Gitpod: Architecting Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) that serve 1.7M+ developers globally.
• Open Source Leadership: Maintaining critical infrastructure projects with millions of users.
• Technical Mentoring: Guiding developers through MentorCruise and community initiatives.
• Industry Speaking: Sharing insights at conferences on developer productivity and system architecture.

🔧 Open Source Impact

Maintainer & Core Contributor

• OpenFGA - Google Zanzibar-inspired authorization engine (Okta/Auth0)
• github1s - Instant VS Code experience for GitHub repos (23K+ stars)
• Greenstand - Environmental impact tracking platform
• Indian Open Source Foundation - Promoting OSS in India

💡 Open to Opportunities

Currently exploring senior software engineering roles, technical leadership positions, and developer relations opportunities in:

• DevTools & Developer Experience
• AI-Powered Development Tools
• Cloud Infrastructure & Authorization Systems
• Developer Advocacy & Relations (Engineering + PM)

📫 Let's Connect

• LinkedIn: siddhantkhare24
• Twitter: @siddhantkhare
• Email: [email protected]
• MentorCruise: Book a mentoring session
• GitHub Sponsors: Support my open source work

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My Open Source Contribution Detailed Insights

Some of my recent PRs: https://www.myprs.xyz/Siddhant-K-code

Technical blogs	Personal blogs

Recent Technical blogs

• Claude code is costly - unless you do this
• Extending Claude's Brain: How MCP makes AI actually useful for developers
• How docs AI search works: Mintlify-Style with OpenAI Agents SDK
• Isolating AI Agents with DevContainer: A secure and scalable approach
• Tackling Cold Starts in AWS Lambda: A Deep Dive with LLRT
• How we slashed CI build time using Go’s cache
• Binary embedding: shrink vector storage by 95%
• Querying S3 logs in a flash with DuckDB 🦆
• Submission for the DevCycle Feature Flag Challenge: AI Feature Flag Suggestions 🧠
• Turbocharging AWS Lambda: How to eliminate cold starts forever