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Kakshak Kalaria

Senior Software Engineer at JLL

@kakshak Bengaluru, Karnataka, India joined Nov 2014

concatstring.com github.com/kakshak Slack: @Kakshak Kalaria

    Bio

    With over 11 years of software engineering experience, I currently serve as Director of Engineering at Concatstring. My focus is on system architecture, engineering management, and team leadership to deliver scalable web platforms. I establish systems and processes that enable teams to develop and deploy reliable software efficiently, ensuring alignment between technical execution and business objectives.

    My career includes roles such as Lead Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer, where I honed my expertise in streamlining workflows, implementing end-to-end test automation, and improving team productivity. I aim to foster collaborative engineering cultures while developing technical strategies that deliver impactful digital products aligned with organizational goals.

    Interests

    WordPress
    WooCommerce
    PHP, MySQL
    HTML5, CSS3
    jQuery, Javascript, AJAX

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '19 Plugin Developer
    COMMUNITY
    2 badges
    WordCamp Speaker '26 WordCamp Volunteer '25
    POLYGLOTS
    1 badge
    Translation Contributor '17

    Current Job

    Senior Software Engineer
    Present
    JLL

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

    Last 30 days
    1contribution
    high1
    medium0
    score3
    Last 90 days
    1contribution
    high1
    medium0
    score3
    Last 12 months
    4contributions
    high3
    medium1
    score10

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 1 release
    • 5.3

    Contributions

    Type
    October 2026
    Oct 01 Thu · 17:39
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Bengaluru 2026
    April 2026
    Apr 20 Mon · 09:26
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    Apr 09 Thu · 09:41
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    Apr 09 Thu · 05:46
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    September 2021
    Sep 07 Tue · 11:30
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Template file override, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you! It's working fine now.
    Sep 06 Mon · 12:38
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Template file override, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello, I'm trying to override LearnPress template fil…
    October 2020
    Oct 30 Fri · 14:12
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Terrible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    This is not working properly. Also, not able to manage…
    October 2019
    Oct 22 Tue · 06:57
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Not working with Hide other shipping methods, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello, Is there anyone who will look over this ticket?
    September 2019
    Sep 30 Mon · 13:47
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Not working with Hide other shipping methods, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello, I want to hide all other shipping methods when…
    May 2019
    May 25 Sat · 14:34
    Core high
    Mentioned in [45413] on WordPress SVN:
    Editor: In `edit-form-blocks.php`, check the result of `wp_set_post_lock()`, which may return `false` and cause a warning when passed to `implode()`.

    Contributor

    6 plugins

    Plugins

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