Software engineer
building the layer
below the app.
I build systems, infrastructure, and developer tools. Currently writing production software at Google and maintaining the open-source Linux printing stack with The Linux Foundation. I care about engineering craft, product thinking, and the quiet details of software that ages well.
§ 01 — Manifesto
§ 02 — Selected work
Work worth
opening.
Each project is a small artifact: what it proves, where it shipped, and the layer of engineering taste it sharpened.
All work§ 03 — Trajectory
Journey map.
Not dates.
The story is less about dates than compounding taste: from terminals, to Linux plumbing, to products that hold up under real use.
2022
IIT Mandi
Joined IIT Mandi. Started contributing to Open Source and gained first exposure to systems engineering.
2024
GSoC 2024
First Google Summer of Code. Worked on OpenPrinting and Ubuntu Desktop Snaps, modernizing legacy systems.
2025
Google Intern & Mentorship
Google Software Engineering Intern. Also started giving back as a Winter of Code 2025 Mentor and GSoC Mentor.
2026
GSoC & WoC Mentor
Continued leadership in open source by mentoring for both Winter of Code 2026 and Google Summer of Code 2026.
2026+
Google SWE
Full-time Software Engineer at Google. Building infrastructure, products, and software that scales.
§ 04 — Say hello
Bring me theproblemthat keeps returning.
I like the work that asks for patience: systems, tools, collaboration, and interfaces where the smallest decision changes how the whole thing feels.
Response
Usually < 24h
Timezone
Bengaluru · IST
Focus
Systems + product
Learning
Distributed tools
Best window
Evenings IST
Good opener
A hard system story
Current city
Bengaluru