Sandipan enjoys collaborating with people on developing software, enhancing his technical and soft skills through open source contributions. He is a Member, part of the Contributor Experience Special Interest Group and the Contributor Communications team of Kubernetes. Drawing on the skills and experiences he gained as a mentee in the Linux Foundation Mentorship Program while working on Cilium, Sandipan continues to enhance the supply chain security and release process of various cloud native open source projects like Cilium, Tetragon, minikube, KubeArmor, etc. As a participant in CNCF Security Slam 2023, he has also contributed to improving the security hygiene of Kubernetes subprojects. Sandipan is a CNCF Ambassador and CNCF Community Groups Organizer of the Kolkata chapter. He has been a mentee in the Community Manager group mentoring cohort of Kubernetes, and he continues working on improving the experience and reducing friction for Kubernetes community members, fostering strong community collaboration.