Software engineer, technical writer & open-source maintainer
I'm Avdhesh Varshney, an experienced machine learning engineer passionate about learning and building open-source software that is beneficial to developers and the world at large.
Contrbution Graph
Work Experience
QuickSell & DoubleTick
Frontend Developer & Content Strategist Intern
I contributed to the creation of developer-focused API documentation using Dash (ReadMe), enhancing clarity through real-world examples. I developed a Streamlit-based API testing interface and translated Figma designs into responsive UI components. My work also included building major frontend features like partner portals, payouts, invoice tracking, and interactive bot-builder tools, all aimed at delivering a seamless cross-platform user experience.
Girlscript Foundation
Project Admin & Mentor
Served as a Project Admin in GirlScript Summer of Code, mentoring over 30 contributors and managing 100+ pull requests across multiple repositories. Ensured clean workflows, reviewed contributions for quality and consistency, and maintained issue tracking. Used Discord to lead discussions, resolve blockers in real time, and foster a supportive and collaborative open-source community.
Winter of Code
Machine Learning Developer
I developed and deployed several machine learning and computer vision models using Flask and Streamlit. These included gender detection, face filtering (smiley, danger, emojis, time), image cartoonify, and face deblurring. I optimized algorithms for facial recognition, improved model accuracy, and secured 1st rank in the program.
Social Winter of Code
Project Mentor
Served as a Project Mentor in SWoC’24 for repositories like Face-X, DL-Simplified, and AI-Code, focusing on ML, DL, and LLM-based projects. Mentored 25+ contributors, reviewed over 80 pull requests, and ensured code quality, clarity, and adherence to best practices. Actively engaged with the community on Discord, resolving queries, assigning issues, and sharing learning resources to support structured contributor growth.
Code Peak
Open Source Developer
As an OS Developer, I contributed to 10+ open-source projects in machine learning, deep learning, and AI, optimizing algorithms and boosting performance by up to 30%. Additionally, I enhanced 5+ web development domain repositories, improving features and efficiency, while collaborating on cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation in both areas.
Hacktoberfest
Open Source Developer
I raised more than 20 merged pull requests (PRs) across multiple open-source projects. My contributions spanned machine learning, web development, and data science, focusing on improving features, fixing bugs, and optimizing code, which drove continuous improvements in various repositories.
Girlscript Summer of Code
Open Source Developer
I raised 100+ merged pull requests (PRs) and secured 6th rank among 1500+ active contributors and 17,000+ applicants. I focused on learning open-source contributions, operating systems, web development, Git, and much more, making significant contributions across various projects.
Social(Formerly Script Foundation)
Open Source Developer
I secured 1st rank. I focused on learning Git, GitHub, Discord, mentoring, operating systems, web development, and machine learning/AI, collaborating on various projects and making contributions across multiple domains.