The Profile README

A special repository

GitHub shows a profile README on your profile page when you create a public repository whose name matches your username and add a README.md to it (check GitHub's documentation for current details). Use it as a short, friendly introduction: who you are, what you work on, two or three projects worth opening, and how to reach you. Keep it brief and current. Large animated banners, many auto-generated stat widgets and long lists of technology logos add noise and rarely help a reviewer; a few clear sentences and links usually do more.

A front page for your code

Your GitHub profile is often the first place a reviewer goes to see how you actually work.

A concise profile README

Fictional person and projects.

# Hi, I am Meera

Backend engineer in Bengaluru. I mostly write Java and TypeScript and enjoy
making slow things fast and flaky things reliable.

## Projects worth a look
- [shiplog](https://github.com/meera-iyer-dev/shiplog) - a self-hosted changelog
  service (Spring Boot, PostgreSQL) with a live demo and CI.
- [tiny-queue](https://github.com/meera-iyer-dev/tiny-queue) - a small job queue
  in TypeScript built to learn about retries and idempotency.

## Currently
- Learning Go by porting tiny-queue
- Contributing docs fixes to an open source HTTP client

## Contact
meera.iyer@example.com | [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/meera-iyer-example)

Update it when you update your resume

Make it part of your routine: whenever the resume changes, check that the profile README points to the same projects and says the same things.

Quick check: What makes a profile README most useful to a reviewer?

• As many stat widgets and logos as possible
• A brief introduction with links to a few projects worth opening
• A full copy of your resume
• An empty file so the page loads quickly