Neil, in profile, wearing welding goggles

Neil Kandalgaonkar

Software Engineering Leader & Open Source Innovator

Hi. I’m one of the luckiest people you’re likely to meet. I’ve gotten to travel and live in many different places, to work with luminaries, to seriously try my hand at many things, and to encounter and befriend so many interesting people.

Code has been my vocation for decades now. Twice I've worked on projects that many told could not be done – technically impossible, or unacceptable to the culture of the company. And both those times I prevailed, thanks to the getting the support of many others. And also experienced many failures. At this point, I'm glad that I can also help colleagues who are newer to the field avoid the mistakes I made.

Apart from work, I’ve gotten serially obsessed with design, typography, music, journalism, activism, running, and cooking. Lately you can find me training on my bicycle, with the ambition of traveling between cities on a regular basis.

About 10 years ago I met the love of my life and I’m planning to be obsessed with her forever. We live in Vancouver, Canada.