Tk Balu
Doctor at medical doc
Kerala, India
Summary
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RockstarTk Balu is a doctor-turned-developer with seven years of experience blending clinical practice and backend engineering, based in Kerala, India. As a contributor to Airbyte—one of the leading open-source data integration platforms—he has built and documented multiple source connectors (Google Webfonts, SpaceX, TMDb, Twilio, and more) and worked on stream integrations and testing frameworks. He brings a pragmatic DevOps mindset to backend challenges, focused on reliable ETL/ELT pipelines and reproducible acceptance tests. Known on GitHub as a "dev monk looking for logic," he favors clear schemas, thorough documentation, and practical automation. This combination of medical training and production engineering gives him a distinctive perspective on data reliability and system correctness in real-world environments.
7 years of coding experience
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (20)
apim10
python10
api-design10
airbyte10
api10
dockers9
cicd9
docker9
data-integration9
data-pipelines8
data-pipeline8
etl8
data-engineering8
bigquery7
java7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
airbytehq/airbyte
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Open-source data movement for ELT pipelines and AI agents — from APIs, databases & files to warehouses, lakes, and AI applications. Both self-hosted and Cloud.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:189 reviews, 16 commits, 410 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Tk contributed to the development of new source connectors, specifically for Google Webfonts, SpaceX API, Punk API, TMDb, Pexels API, and Twilio. Their work involved setting up the necessary files, configuring the schemas, and adding documentation to ensure seamless integration. Additionally, the user was responsible for integrating new streams and updating existing ones to meet project specifications, as well as configuring the test and acceptance testing frameworks.
aiai-agentdatabasedatabaseselt
btkcodedev/portfolio-website
Feb 2024 - Jun 2026
Own portfolio website developed with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Typescript and hosted via Vercel & Firebase automated with GitHub actions, Secondary deploy on btkcodes.vercel.app
Contributions:40 PRs, 68 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 4 months
firebasenextjstailwindcsstypescriptvercel
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