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Darshan Kumar
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Currently working on enhancing infrastructure and features at Abacus AI. Passionate about building scalable infrastructure and cloud-native solutions, with experience in Kubernetes, Docker, and modern development practices.
Linux
Go
K8s
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About Me

Personal Information

Name:Darshan Kumar
Role:Infrastructure Software Engineer
Company:Abacus AI

Education

Bachelor of Technology

Computer Science and Engineering

IIT Roorkee
2021-2025

Professional Summary

I'm a passionate Infrastructure Software Engineer currently working at Abacus AI, where I focus on enhancing infrastructure and features. My expertise lies in cloud-native technologies, container orchestration, and modern development practices.

With experience across multiple prestigious organizations including Google Summer of Code and Lighthouse, I've developed a strong foundation in system reliability engineering, performance optimization, and modern software architecture.

I'm particularly interested in Linux systems, Kubernetes, Docker, and building robust monitoring and observability solutions using tools like Prometheus and Grafana.

Current Focus

Cloud Infrastructure & Automation
Kubernetes & Container Orchestration
System Reliability Engineering
Performance Optimization
$ ls -la /career/experience/

Work Experience

Abacus.AI

Current

Infrastructure Software Engineer

May 2024 - Present
Remote
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
  • Implemented Kubernetes readiness probes and resolved API host configurations for improved service reliability
  • Enhanced upload performance and compatibility for GCP multipart uploads
  • Orchestrated Redis-meta to Redis-cluster migration for AI chat services, significantly improving scalability
  • Executed Imgix to Cloudflare migration for image delivery, optimizing content distribution
  • Developed asynchronous session manager for enhanced connection handling efficiency
  • Researched zero downtime deployment architecture, exploring implementations from headless services to cilium connection drainage
  • Implemented advanced logging practices and tracing mechanisms for better system visibility
  • Built SFTP and Azure connectors for seamless data integration across multiple platforms
  • Delivered performance optimizations and security improvements across infrastructure components
  • Increased scalability of upload functionality across services
  • Implemented and maintained cloud development environments for India-based engineering teams

PLDG (Protocol Labs Developer Guild)

Fellowship

Developer - Cohort 3

February 2025 - May 2025
Remote
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
  • Developing Akave's Python SDK to interact with Akave's decentralized storage platform
  • Building comprehensive API wrappers for seamless integration
  • Collaborating with Protocol Labs ecosystem projects

SDSLabs

Organization

Developer

April 2022 - May 2025
IIT Roorkee
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
  • Managed infrastructure deployments and server instances
  • Configured and maintained proxy servers for various applications
  • Implemented automation scripts for infrastructure management
  • Administered SMTP server for organizational communications
  • Participated in hackathons and CTF competitions
  • Contributed to open-source development projects
  • Collaborated on system reliability and performance optimization

Lighthouse

Internship

System Engineer Intern

January 2024 - May 2024
Remote
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
  • Set up mainframe architecture
  • Led hardware provisioning and OS configurations
  • Managed middleware and storage configuration
  • Gained hands-on experience in network setup, backup and recovery strategies
  • Implemented scripting for automation
  • Planned and executed migration project from AWS to mainframes
  • Implemented and fine-tuned performance monitoring solutions

Google Summer of Code (GSoC)

Open Source

Software Developer - Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)

May 2023 - August 2023
Remote
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
  • Worked on Cloud Native Buildpacks
  • Built samples and workflows showing how to use Dockerfiles with Cloud Native Buildpacks platform
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Featured Projects

Open Source

Cloud Native Buildpacks

Transform application source code into OCI images

Technologies:

GolangDockerOCI

Key Achievements:

  • Migrated run and build Image extension phases from kaniko to docker daemon (reduced runtime by 88%)
  • Implemented functionalities for extensions suite of Cloud Native Buildpacks (packaging, inspection, help)
Production

Nymeria

Unified Authorization and Identity Access Management system

Technologies:

GolangOry KratosOAuth2OIDC

Key Achievements:

  • Used Ory Kratos framework for authorization and identity management
  • Integrated Ory OAuth2 and OIDC support
Platform

Gasper

Intelligent Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Technologies:

GolangDockerAPI

Key Achievements:

  • Implemented Application metrics API, Health-Check and self-heal
  • Created Database Logs endpoint
$ cat /etc/skills.conf

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

C++
Go
Python
JavaScript
PHP

Infrastructure & Automation

Linux
UNIX
Docker
Kubernetes
Bash

Cloud & Monitoring

AWS
Azure
Prometheus
Grafana
Apache JMeter
Loki

Tools & Technologies

Git
Wireshark
iptables
traceroute

Core Competencies

Container Orchestration

Expert in Docker and Kubernetes for scalable deployments

Monitoring & Observability

Proficient in Prometheus, Grafana, and network analysis

System Architecture

Designing and implementing scalable infrastructure solutions

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Achievements & Awards

Hackathon2024

ETHIndia 2024 (December 2024)

Team Dope Studio won the Akave Prize

Leadership2024

InterIIT Tech Meet 13.0

Deputy Contingent Leader

Scholarship2022-2025

Prime Minister's Scholarship

Scholarship Awardee (June 2022 - May 2025)

Hackathon2023

StackTooDeep (December 2023)

Won Open Track Grand Prize

Competition2023

InterIIT Tech Meet 12.0

Silver Medallist for the Aptos Blockchain Challenge

Hackathon2023

ETHIndia 2023 (December 2023)

Team Cope-Studio won the Lighthouse and Waku Most Innovative Prize

CTF2023

CSAW ESC 2023 (November 2023)

Team Cope-Studio ranked 1st in India and 2nd worldwide

CTF2022

DownUnderCTF (September 2022)

Team InfoSecIITR ranked 53rd in the world

CTF2022

CSAW CTF Quals (September 2022)

Team SDSLabs ranked 17th worldwide, 3rd in India

Academic2021

IOQC/NSEC (March 2021)

Among Top 317 nationwide, ranked 1st in the State

Academic2021

IOQA/NSEA (March 2021)

Among Top 253 nationwide

Academic2018

NTSE (November 2018)

Ranked 2nd in the State

12+
Total Awards
3
National Rankings
5
Hackathon Wins
1
Leadership Role
$ echo "Let's connect!" > /dev/contact

Get In Touch

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, innovative projects, or just having a conversation about technology and infrastructure. Feel free to reach out!

Current Role
Infrastructure Software Engineer at Abacus AI

What I'm Looking For

  • Infrastructure & DevOps opportunities
  • Open source collaborations
  • Technical discussions & mentoring
  • Consulting on cloud-native solutions

Send a Message