Principal Systems Engineer

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Specialized in Secure-by-Design architecture and high-availability infrastructure. I bridge the gap between theoretical computer science and production warfare, focusing on shipping code that is rigorous, resilient, and ready for the real world.

Open to Senior Engineering & Consulting Roles.

01.

Kernel / Philosophy

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1Infrastructure is not just about uptime; it's about trust.

2I approach engineering with a security-first mindset: assuming breach, minimizing surface area, and enforcing strict type safety.

3Whether architecting distributed systems or auditing government-grade software, my focus remains constant: delivering robust solutions that solve complex problems without creating new technical debt.

5 -> Resilient. Scalable. Secure.

02.

System Logs

2024–Present

Infrastructure Lead (IIIT Kota)

High-Availability Campus Systems

Orchestrated the institute's transition to bare-metal infrastructure, achieving 99.9% uptime while managing recruitment and technical training.

›Reliability:Achieved 99.9% uptime across high-traffic production applications via aggressive caching and load balancing.

›Leadership:Managed recruitment and training for the technical team, mentoring 20+ student developers.

›Optimization:Managed cloud costs through strategic edge deployments and local hosting, slashing deployment overhead by 70%.

2022–2023

Security Consultant (Contract)

Govt. Intelligence & Critical Infrastructure

Collaborated with Mumbai Police (C-TRACE) to architect automated OSINT tools for digital investigations and threat analysis.

›Law Enforcement:Built automated OSINT pipelines to aid in digital tracking and investigations for C-TRACE.

›Vulnerability Mgmt:Conducted assessments identifying and patching 50+ security flaws in production government systems.

›Training:Trained teams on OWASP Top 10, secure coding, and OSINT methodologies.

2020–Present

Full Stack & Infrastructure Engineer

Freelance & Consulting (International)

Designed and maintained high-availability backend systems and native mobile reference architectures for international clients.

›Architecture:Engineered scalable microservices in Go and Python, optimizing SQL queries and indexes for raw speed.

›Mobile Engineering:Developed native Flutter applications implementing offline-first architecture with SQLite synchronization.

›Automation:Deployed asynchronous botnets and scrapers handling thousands of concurrent requests.

2018–2019

Linux Systems Administration

The Foundation

Deep dive into operating system internals, kernel modification, and systems programming.

›Linux Internals:Mastered partitioning, file system permissions, and driver management (Fedora/Debian).

›Android Security:Custom ROM development, SELinux enforcement, and virtualization.

›Hardware:Low-level diagnostics and device recovery (ADB/Fastboot).