Souvik Sarkar

I am a technical writer with experience in software development and API documentation using docs-as-code and open source workflows.

My current areas of focus are system and infrastructure software, networks and security.

For professional engagements, see my writing samples below, download my resume, and write an email.

Writing samples

Most organizations ask to do take-home assignments as part of the interview process, and almost never compensates financially or impose a non-disclosure agreement. I have listed them as writing samples that other organizations can use for screening:

• [Python/ML/Cloud] Automatically interacting with Google Cloud Storage and Vision API using Python

• [QA/Automation] Test automation using Selenium (Python), BrowserStack, and GitHub Actions

• [DevOps] Getting started with debugging pods in Kubernetes

• [Linux] A short introduction to man pages in Linux

• [Git] Resolving incorrect Git rebase issues using reflog

• [Javascript] Creating an interactive weather dashboard using Vue.js and APIs

• [Web/API] An introduction to SOAP and REST for web services

• [Code Review] A critical analysis of a Java code snippet

• [Documentation Review] A short critical analysis of BrowserStack's documentation

• [General English]:

  • How to play Tic-Tac-Toe
  • Using an ATM for financial transactions

Professional contributions

Over the last several years, most of my professional work has been in open source projects. If you are reviewing my portfolio to assess how I perform in a professional environment, the best way is to skim through the pull requests:

SUSE:

• Merged pull requests for SUSE Linux Enterprise guides (legacy)

• Merged pull requests for modular documentation of SUSE Linux Enterprise

• Merged pull requests for Compliance and Certification guides of SUSE Linux Enterprise

Red Hat

• Merged pull requests for OpenShift Pipelines documentation