Kunal Desai

Kunal Desai

Hey there! My name is Kunal and I am a software engineer at Figma on the Client Platform team. Prior to that, I was at Mighty where we are building the future of desktop computing. I graduated from UC Berkeley in 2019 with a degree in Computer Science and Statistics. After that, I was at Robinhood for a year and a half as a backend engineer on the cash management team. I'm particularly interested in computer systems and entrepreneurship.

In my free time, I enjoy playing sports! Most recently it has been golf, tennis, and snowboarding.

This site is a brain dump of all my thoughts, learnings, and experiences.

Projects

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Slice
👨🏽‍💻
Advent of Code 2022
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Part-Time, Remote

Posts

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My rule of thumb when making software architecture decisions
Feb 14, 2022 9:54 PM
software
❤️
2022 Health Goals
Jan 19, 2022 5:30 PM
health
Setting Up a Virtual Desk
Dec 16, 2021 4:59 AM
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Revisiting Postgres After A While
Dec 2, 2021 12:50 AM
softwaredatabases
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Finally Blocks
Nov 30, 2021 4:47 AM
software
📈
Understanding Startup Equity
Jan 1, 2021 8:58 PM
stockoptionsstartups

TIL

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Measuring Performance of Long Running Tasks in Browser
Apr 22, 2023 4:34 PM
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Syncing Remote and Local Directories
Feb 10, 2022 5:25 AM
devtips
🎟️
How does SSL work?
Feb 8, 2022 6:35 AM
♦️
Ansible Dynamic Inventory
Feb 5, 2022 1:22 AM
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RAM Hardware
Jan 31, 2022 10:22 PM
🧠
What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory Part 1, 2
Jan 31, 2022 12:38 AM
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How does SSH security work?
Jan 29, 2022 6:27 PM
💾
Linux Volume Manager and Filesystems
Jan 28, 2022 3:49 AM
✍🏽
What are the benefits of functional programming?
Jan 27, 2022 3:59 AM
⌨️
AWK - Text Processing Utility
Jan 26, 2022 6:36 AM
devtips
🌐
‘Include’ in SSH Config
Jan 25, 2022 3:38 AM
devtips

Cooking

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Contact

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Linkedin
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Github