Aryan Kumar

About Aryan Kumar

My journey into software engineering started with curiosity 🤔 about how technology scales to serve millions and it has since grown into a passion for building secure, resilient, and impactful systems. In 2025, I was honored to be selected among the top 5% of applicants globally for Google Summer of Code. At the Apache Software Foundation, I built a production-grade OIDC authentication system, reducing SSO integration time by 60%. My other contributions include improving Dolphinscheduler\'s test coverage to 94% and Improving server stability, ensuring reliability at scale. It wasn’t just about coding, it was about solving real-world problems at scale.Along the way, I’ve had the chance to:∙ Build a Professional-Networking-Platform backend handling 100K+ concurrent users with Spring Boot, Kafka & Kubernetes.∙ Create a ride-booking app backend that halved user waiting times through design patterns & system design.∙ Engineered a scalable full-stack E-Learning platform (Spring Boot, React) to educate students on UN SDGs, boosting knowledge retention by 60% via a dynamic quiz engine and interactive SDG explorer. With a strong foundation in DSA, system design, and cloud-native development, I’m also exploring AI/ML, Generative AI & Agentic AI to stay future-ready.What excites me most? The challenge of solving problems that scale globally. Whether through open source or in world-class engineering teams, I’m driven to keep building technology that creates real impact.

Experience

1. Open Source Developer

   The Apache Software Foundation

   Feb 2025 — Present

Education

• Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

• St Xavier's School, Ranchi

  Senior Secondary Education, Science

• St Ann's School

  Secondary Education, High School/Secondary Diploma Programs

• Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh

  Minor Specialization, Data Science