Senior Software Engineer at Cloudera, based in Santa Clara, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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I build the data infrastructure enterprises run on — Apache Impala, Kubernetes, distributed SQL.
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About
Senior Software Engineer at Cloudera working across Apache Impala and Cloudera Data Warehouse, designing and shipping cloud-native platform features used by customers on AWS and Azure. An end-to-end builder — from C++ auth internals to Go control-plane services to Kubernetes operators.
Selected work
Cloud infrastructure, security, reliability, and open source — designed, coded, and delivered end to end.
Designed and built open-source Impala on Kubernetes end to end: production Helm chart, ImpalaCluster CRD with hardened RBAC, and a Python/Kopf operator. Authored the operator design doc, IMPALA-15317.
Watch it deploy Explore Apache ImpalaLed IMPALA-14799: a unified C++ OAuthServersManager, multi-identity-provider configuration, JWKS verification, and key rotation. Shipped in Impala 5.0.0.
Read the issueOwn and maintain the Cloudera Data Warehouse server: REST API design, Cadence orchestration, and Helm deployments for Impala and Hive Virtual Warehouses across AWS and Azure.
Cloudera Data WarehouseKubernetes jobs collecting logs, minidumps, and configs across clouds, with REST APIs and UI integration for enterprise support.
API feature flags, Helm StatefulSet topology, Cadence readiness checks, and version gates for Virtual Warehouses.
Cadence create, upgrade, and delete workflows; Helm deployment; and usage and audit telemetry.
Spegel peer-to-peer image distribution with hardened Chainguard images to cut executor startup time.
Leading protocol compatibility across rolling Impala upgrades.
Apps by me
Designed, coded, and shipped by me — no accounts needed, no ads, no tracking. They live on this site and work on your phone.
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KundliSixteen free Vedic astrology tools in English and Hindi — birth chart, matching, panchang, muhurta, dashas, doshas, remedies and more, all computed privately in your browser on a JPL-validated engine.
Open Kundli Kundli Matching My Kundlis — sync across devices
Mausam — WeatherA free mobile-first weather and air-quality app: living sky, hourly and 16-day outlooks, wildfire smoke watch, pollen and stargazing guidance, plus trip weather.
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Hast Rekha — PalmistryTrace your palm lines with a finger and get a classical reading drawn from four public-domain traditions — fully on-device, nothing ever uploaded.
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Financial toolsFinancial calculators that respect you: EMI, SIP, mortgage and rent-vs-buy, plus percentages. Bilingual, shareable, private.
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Pocket toolsSmall tools you will actually use: bill splitter, QR studio, age and BMI. Bilingual, shareable, private.
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JobTrailTrack every job application and never apply twice — a kanban pipeline with job-ID dedupe, interview rounds, referrals, funnel stats and prep tools. Free, private, no sign-up.
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LightChaser: Photography Light PlannerPlan a shoot around the light: golden and blue hour, astro darkness and Milky Way windows, with 26 field calculators and 10 lessons.
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Flight365: Live Flight TrackerWatch aircraft move on a live map, search any flight, and check airport delays, weather and FAA NOTAMs, free with no sign-up.
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PhotoWorksA private photo library that runs entirely on your device, with a timeline, map, faces and smart search, and nothing ever uploaded.
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Flood AwareCheck a US campsite, trailhead or address against live National Weather Service flood alerts, 48 hours of forecast rainfall and nearby stream gauge levels.
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CircadiaEnter your flight and get a day by day plan of timed light, sleep shifting, caffeine and melatonin, with one click calendar export.
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BaithakThirteen free multiplayer games to play with family and friends from anywhere, including Five in a Row and Ludo, with no installs and no sign-ups.
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VideoWorksA free, private video and reels editor that runs entirely in your browser — trim, captions, effects and full-quality export, with nothing uploaded and no watermark.
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Experience
A career built around making complex infrastructure dependable, operable, and useful.
Cloudera
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Open source
Production systems work is easier to trust when the engineering trail is visible. These Apache Impala contributions connect the portfolio to the public project.
A production Helm chart, declarative ImpalaCluster resource, hardened RBAC, and a Python/Kopf operator for lifecycle management.
View IMPALA-15317 ↗A unified C++ authentication path with multiple identity providers, JWKS verification, key rotation, and end-to-end tests.
View IMPALA-14799 ↗Work across systems code, operator design, packaging, tests, documentation, and the production path—not isolated patches.
Beyond work
I’m a nerd at heart—science and tech come first, followed by making, observing, moving, and contributing.
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I’m happiest when I’m hacking — building fast, solving hard problems, and turning an idea into something real.
Travel map
89 places visited and 116 on the bucket list — every pin with a photo and a story.
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Beyond work
Thirteen languages — Hindi, Punjabi, English, Russian, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Turkish, Italian. 1,293 liked songs and counting, found the hard way: by looking.
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Contact
Connect with me by email or social media, or explore the open-source work behind Apache Impala.