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yashrajnayak/README.md

Hi 👋 I'm Yashraj!

Developer and People Person.

About Me

Program Manager at GitHub Developer Relations, where I help spark creativity and excitement around GitHub while finding new ways to connect with developers worldwide.

My community journey began as a Microsoft Student Partner during university, where I proudly represented India at a worldwide summit at Microsoft HQ. Over the years, I've built and scaled developer communities that have reached hundreds of thousands of tech enthusiasts.

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Professional Experience

GitHub | Program Manager, Developer Relations (Mar 2024 - Present)

  • End-to-end execution of Constellation 2024, GitHub's developer conference with 900+ in-person attendees in Bengaluru, India
  • Growing key programs like the Global Meetups Program and 1st party events such as GitHub Universe Recap and GitHub Connect India
  • Scaling GitTogethers in India, developer meetups led by local community experts and powered by GitHub. Hosting 4 premier developer meetups every month in Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, and Mumbai since July 2024. Featured over 90 speakers and engaged more than 2,000 of India's most active developers, bringing them closer to the GitHub ecosystem

ANSR | Senior Community Manager (Mar 2023 - Feb 2024)

  • Built community programs from scratch, reaching 6,000+ active developers in 8 months
  • Hosted 20 successful tech events with 3,000+ attendees (React-n-Roll Meetups, Women in Tech Mixers)
  • Advocated for community needs within the GCC ecosystem

OutSystems | APAC Community Growth Manager (Mar 2021 - Feb 2023)

  • Expanded global community programs throughout Asia-Pacific
  • Led initiatives like #14DaysOfOutSystems Challenge and OutSystems Student Accelerator
  • Supported OutSystems User Group organizers across APAC to build strong local communities

Progate | India Community Manager (Jun 2018 - Mar 2021)

  • Helped this Japanese coding learning platform to grow userbase to 200,000+ learners in India
  • Established Community Partnership with Hacktoberfest 2020 and other non-profits
  • Organized 30+ Learning Jams across major Indian cities
  • Reached 6,000+ high school students through Hour of Code™ 2018 Campaign

Skillenza | Community Manager (Aug 2017 - Feb 2018)

  • Worked alongside teams from DigitalOcean, AWS, Digital Domain, Société Générale, etc to plan and execute various developer events across the country (both online and offline)
  • Helped in the execution of Hack2Innovate 2017, series of 7 deep-tech hackathons in cities while working with teams from T-Hub, Microsoft, NVIDIA and PwC
  • Handled Skillenza's student developer engagement and supported 25+ hackathons in different campuses across the country

Skills & Technologies

const skills = {
  developerRelations: ['Program Management', 'Developer Engagement', 'Developer Advocacy'],
  technical: ['JavaScript', 'React', 'Microsoft Azure', 'GitHub Actions', 'Low-Code Development'],
  languages: ['English', 'Hindi']
};

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  1. connecticut connecticut Public

    Analyzes and visualizes connections between GitHub users, particularly useful for developer meetups and networking events.

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  2. github-info github-info Public

    Tool to retrieve and display information about GitHub users.

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  3. yashrajnayak.github.io yashrajnayak.github.io Public

    A minimalist, modern developer portfolio that's easily configurable through YAML. Built with vanilla JavaScript and designed for GitHub Pages.

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