Hey, I'm a

Cloud & Backend
Engineer

Great code should feel invisible.

From backend to frontend, I build scalable systems that perform and delight.

✦ 200+ LeetCode Solved
✦ Microsoft DP-800 Certified
✦ 3+ Years Building Systems
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#01 About Me

Driven by curiosity, grounded by craft.

Hey, I'm Thivakar. Ever since I was a kid taking apart old toys just to see how the gears meshed, I've had a fascination with what makes things work beneath the surface.

In software, that curiosity naturally pulled me toward backend architecture. While most people are drawn to shiny visual interfaces, I found my thrill in the quiet machinery: designing databases that never lose a byte, untangling race conditions, and creating systems that stay fast and calm even under heavy traffic.

“I believe the best technology is humble and invisible — it does its job so reliably that users take it for granted.”

Currently pursuing my B.Tech at SKCET (graduating 2027). Beyond code, I find balance over a chessboard analyzing tactical endgames, experimenting with mechanical keyboards, and brewing a patient cup of tea.

01 / MINDSET [THINKING]
Patience Over Hype
Frameworks come and go every few months, but deep computer science fundamentals, clear thinking, and clean communication never go out of style.
02 / WHAT EXCITES ME [PASSION]
Quiet, Powerful Systems
Whether it's orchestrating a distributed lock with Redis Lua or building autonomous agent workflows, I love making complex tech feel frictionless for real people.
03 / THE DIRECTION [GROWTH]
Continuous Growth & Craft
Always seeking environments where I can learn from brilliant peers, take ownership of high-impact challenges, and build things that genuinely matter.
#02 TECH STACK

Clean code.
Versatile tools.
Scalable systems.

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Languages
CORE
SQL
Python
Go
C++
C
JavaScript
✦
Agentic AI
& GenAI
SPECIALTY
NLP
MCP
LangChain
CrewAI
LLMs
RAG
Agentic AI
Nvidia NeMo
Embeddings
⎈
ML & Data
SYSTEMS
TOPSIS
Data Analysis
Hugging Face
Vector Search
Context Eng.
FastEmbed
⊞
Distributed
Systems
BACKEND
Kafka
Redis
FastAPI
Go Services
Rate Limiting
Concurrency
○
Databases
STORE
PostgreSQL
MySQL
ChromaDB
Pinecone
Neo4j
FAISS
⚙
DevOps &
Security
INFRA
Docker
Linux / OS
CI/CD Actions
Git
Zero-Trust
LLVM / Hardening
#03 PROJECTS

Selected works
& case studies.

// 01
ACTIVE
Distributed Systems • Concurrency

Configurable Booking Middleware Platform

Engineered a highly adaptable middleware architecture to standardize and process diverse event booking models. Handles seat-based ticketing, time-slot reservations, and GA standing events with advanced concurrency control and fraud scoring heuristics.

Go Core Redis Locks PostgreSQL Anti-Fraud Heuristics
Live Architecture Data-Path • 0.00% Race Condition
User Request
→
Distributed Lock
→
Fraud Scorer
→
ACID Commit
Latency< 4.2ms
IntegrityStrict Lock
Throughput8k req/sec
// 02
STREAM
Event Streaming • Distributed Queues

Distributed Rate Limiter & Notification Engine

A high-performance backend ecosystem with a distributed rate-limiting microservice using Redis Lua scripts. Features an async event-driven fanout engine using Go and Kafka for processing high-volume alerts across email, SMS, and push.

Go Engine Kafka Streaming Redis Lua Token Bucket
Event Fanout Pipeline • 10,000+ Alerts / Day
Ingest Event
→
Lua Token Bucket
→
Kafka Partition
→
Multi-Worker
FanoutEmail/SMS/Push
Rate LimitSub-ms Redis
Idempotency100% Strict
// 03
SECURE
Compilers • Binary Security

LLVM Compile-Time Obfuscator

An advanced compiler toolchain that hardens application binaries against reverse engineering. Alters program structural logic at compile time via control flow flattening and instruction substitution with zero runtime penalties.

C++ 20 LLVM IR Pass Control Flow Flattening Anti-Decompiler
Compiler Pass Pipeline • Zero JIT Penalty
Clang AST
→
LLVM IR Graph
→
State Dispatcher
→
Hardened ASM
Targetx86_64 / ARM
ComplexityO(N) Flatten
ResistanceIDA / Ghidra
// 04
AUTOMATION
Developer Tools • Browser Extension

CodeTrail (Browser Extension)

A lightweight, zero-configuration Chrome extension automating competitive programming progress tracking. Dynamically scrapes LeetCode success states and syncs raw code and metadata directly to GitHub via background service workers.

JavaScript Manifest V3 GitHub GraphQL Automated Scraper
Sync Architecture • 200+ Solved
DOM Accepted
→
Parse Code/Time
→
Service Worker
→
GitHub Push
ProtocolGraphQL API
Overhead< 15MB RAM
Sync TimeInstant (~1.1s)
#04 TESTIMONIALS

Words from the
people I've worked with.

A track record of delivering high-performance solutions and collaborating effectively.

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Thivakar is an exceptional backend engineer. His work on our distributed rate limiter completely eliminated our bottleneck issues. He writes incredibly clean, maintainable, and highly optimized code.

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Sarah Jenkins VP of Engineering, TechFlow
"

Working with Thivakar was a game-changer. He architected a zero-trust network topology for us in AWS that exceeded all our compliance requirements while maintaining sub-millisecond latency.

M
Marcus Chen Chief Security Officer, DataVault
"

I've rarely seen a junior engineer with such a profound understanding of low-level systems and LLVM compilers. His CodeTrail extension is a testament to his practical problem-solving skills.

D
Dr. Emily Torres Computer Science Professor
"

Thivakar doesn't just build APIs; he builds entire fault-tolerant ecosystems. His mastery of Kafka and Redis allowed our application to scale seamlessly during our massive product launch.

A
Alex Rivera Lead Architect, ScaleUp
"

Thivakar is an exceptional backend engineer. His work on our distributed rate limiter completely eliminated our bottleneck issues. He writes incredibly clean, maintainable, and highly optimized code.

S
Sarah Jenkins VP of Engineering, TechFlow
"

Working with Thivakar was a game-changer. He architected a zero-trust network topology for us in AWS that exceeded all our compliance requirements while maintaining sub-millisecond latency.

M
Marcus Chen Chief Security Officer, DataVault
"

I've rarely seen a junior engineer with such a profound understanding of low-level systems and LLVM compilers. His CodeTrail extension is a testament to his practical problem-solving skills.

D
Dr. Emily Torres Computer Science Professor
"

Thivakar doesn't just build APIs; he builds entire fault-tolerant ecosystems. His mastery of Kafka and Redis allowed our application to scale seamlessly during our massive product launch.

A
Alex Rivera Lead Architect, ScaleUp
#05 ACCREDITATIONS & VERIFIED CREDENTIALS

Validated expertise.
Continuous telemetry.

A proven track record of continuous learning, distributed cloud systems, and algorithmic problem-solving.

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MICROSOFT CORP • NOV 2024 • ID: MS-DP800-482910

Azure SQL AI Developer Associate (DP-800)

Direct validation of database vector indexing, real-time embeddings computation, RAG integration, and scalable SQL stored procedure engineering on enterprise Azure infrastructure.

Azure AI Vector DB Semantic Cache Stored Procs
Microsoft DP-800 Certificate Scan
[+] Zoom Scan
02
AMAZON WEB SERVICES • SEP 2024 • ID: AWS-CCP-928174

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Cloud architectural principles, high-availability multi-AZ deployment topologies, IAM zero-trust policy models, and distributed container systems.

AWS ECS VPC Peering IAM Policies CloudWatch
AWS Cloud Practitioner Certificate Scan
[+] Zoom Scan
03
NUTANIX INC • AUG 2024 • ID: NTNX-NCP-582103

Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP-NS)

Microsegmentation, virtual software-defined networks (Flow SDN), network security policies, and hyperconverged infrastructure hardening.

Flow SDN Microsegmentation HCI Security Firewall Policy
Nutanix NCP-NS Certificate Scan
[+] Zoom Scan
04
HACKERRANK • MAY 2024 • ID: HR-SQL-ADV-1938

SQL (Advanced) Certified

Complex recursive common table expressions (CTEs), multi-level windowing partitions, execution plan cost optimization, and dynamic SQL query tuning.

Recursive CTE Windowing Execution Plan Indexing
HackerRank SQL Certificate Scan
[+] Zoom Scan

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