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Kavan Desai

Kavan Desai

Software Engineer 2 at Intuit, backend and open-source developer

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Joined February 2026
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Summary

Active open-source contributor focused on blockchain and Dart tooling: participated in Summer of Bitcoin (lndart) building cln_grpc and a demonstration app, and completed Google Summer of Code 2023 with the Dart organization to refactor Plus plugins for Dart 3. github+2
Backend and mobile engineering experience spanning internships and full-time work: profile summaries and employment listings describe backend-focused SDE work (Pedals Up) and Android/Flutter development during internships and projects. getprog+1
Technical communicator and educator: maintains multiple long-form blog posts about project work and the GSoC process and has participated in a podcast/video discussing GSoC preparation, indicating engagement with the developer community. medium+2
Competitive programmer and problem-solver: active in programming contests and competitive programming communities (Codeforces specialist, ACM ICPC regional participation, HackerCup/Hackercup achievements noted in personal profiles). codeforces+1

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Google Summer of Code 2023 Journey! @Dart

February 1, 2024

A first-person narrative of participating in Google Summer of Code 2023 with the Dart organization: applying, mentoring interactions, technical challenges (Dart 3 features, JNIGen/FFIGen), evaluations, and outcomes.

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Preparing for Mid Term Evaluation @Summer Of Bitcoin | Introducing CLNAPP

August 1, 2022

Blog post describing work and mid-term evaluation during Summer of Bitcoin: connecting to Core Lightning, building a generic interface for cln_grpc, developing CLN App, and progress reporting.

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Seemlessly integerate core lightning node with flutter using cln_grpc | lndart | Summer of Bitcoin

August 1, 2022

Technical write-up explaining the architecture, usage, and implementation details of cln_grpc: connection setup, generic call API, stub access, and examples for Flutter/Dart integration with Core Lightning.

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Speed cubing topmate+1