Engineer • Founder

I Build the Infrastructure
That Powers Tomorrow

From zero to $350K in Silicon Valley.
From microservices to millions in transactions.
Now building the future of cloud deployment at planton.ai

Available for collaboration
Silicon Valley • Remote
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From Third-Tier College
to Silicon Valley Elite

Every rejection was redirection. Every challenge was preparation. Here's how I compressed decades of learning into relentless execution.

2008
India

The Beginning

Third-Tier College

Started with C and a library management system when others partied

2012
India

First Big Break

United Healthcare

Cracked into UHG at 3.6 lakhs INR - my first corporate victory

₹3.6L
2015
Chicago

US Bound

Student + RTB Platforms

Moved to Chicago, built RTB platforms while still a student

$45K
2016
Seattle

Kubernetes Pioneer

CDK Global

Pioneered CDK's cloud platform with Kubernetes (before it was cool)

$98K
2019
Silicon Valley

The Jump

Senior Cloud Engineer

Moved to San Francisco, bet on myself and leveled up

$350K
2020
Remote

Founder Era

Leftbin

Founded Leftbin, built crypto exchanges handling millions

Equity
2024
Everywhere

The Culmination

planton.ai

Launched planton.ai - the culmination of everything I've learned

Disruption
16 Years
From Code to Cloud
7x
Salary Growth
Potential Unlocked

Technologies I've Conquered

Every technology mastered. Every challenge overcome. This is my arsenal for building the impossible.

Cloud Platforms

I speak all dialects fluently

Mastery Level95%
AWSGCPAzureKubernetesDocker

Languages

Polyglot by necessity

Mastery Level92%
GoJavaPythonTypeScriptC++

Infrastructure

I automate everything

Mastery Level98%
TerraformAnsibleHelmArgoCDJenkins

APIs & Protocols

Built them all at scale

Mastery Level90%
gRPCGraphQLRESTWebSocketsKafka

Databases

From COBOL to Cloud SQL

Mastery Level88%
PostgreSQLMongoDBRedisElasticsearchBigQuery

Orchestration

Since 2017 - before EKS existed

Mastery Level96%
KubernetesIstioPrometheusGrafanaELK Stack

Proof of Mastery

Managed Kubernetes clusters serving millions of requests
Built CI/CD pipelines that saved CDK $1M+
Architected systems processing real-time crypto transactions
Deployed 100+ microservices in production
Maintained 99.99% uptime across global infrastructure

What I've Built From Scratch

Every line of code with purpose. Every project solving real problems. This is my empire of innovation.

planton.ai

The Future of Cloud Deployment

Status
Live & Scaling

"The AWS/Heroku killer I'm building. One YAML file to rule all clouds. Making deployment so simple, it's almost criminal."

GoKubernetesgRPCReactTypeScript

Open Source Dominance

gitr.dev

Open Source

Git supercharged - because vanilla git is for mortals. Advanced git workflows made simple.

GoCLIGit
10K+ developers using

karayaml.dev

Developer Tool

YAML tooling that actually makes sense. Because life's too short for broken YAML.

GoYAMLCLI
Developer productivity++

mactl

Productivity Tool

Mac automation for power users. Control your entire macOS environment programmatically.

GomacOSAutomation
Mac productivity unleashed

Leftbin Consulting

Where startups come when they need to scale yesterday. 20+ engineers, multiple continents, zero compromises.

Built a robust crypto exchange platform, operating at scale in a competitive global environment
Scaled teams across 3 continents seamlessly
Delivered enterprise-grade solutions in startup timelines
Maintained 99.99% uptime for financial applications

Numbers Don't Lie

Impact measured in millions. Growth measured in multiples. Results that speak louder than words.

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Hours Saved

Through JIRA migration automation & CI/CD optimization

0x

Salary Growth

From $45K to $350K in 4 years

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Engineers Led

Across multiple continents and time zones

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Crypto Transactions

Millions in crypto transactions securely handled

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Microservices Deployed

1000+ microservices deployed in production

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System Uptime

24/7 systems with 99.99% uptime

"
I don't just write code, I architect ecosystems. From zero to Silicon Valley in 7 years. Why settle for good when you can be exceptional?
— Building at the intersection of ambition and execution
2008
2024 & Beyond

16 years of relentless execution

I'm Just Getting Started

The next chapter is being written. The question isn't if I'll succeed—it's how big the impact will be.

Current Mission

"Making planton.ai the default choice for every developer who's tired of cloud complexity. If you're still writing Terraform, you're living in the past."

Active Development

Ready to Build Something Extraordinary?

Early Adopters

Shape the future of planton.ai and get first-mover advantage

Deploy your first app in 60 seconds

Investors

Get in early on the $100B cloud opportunity

Exclusive investment opportunity

Engineers

Join the mission to solve hard problems that matter

Work on the future of infrastructure

Companies

10x your deployment velocity with Leftbin consulting

Battle-tested engineers ready

The Future Won't Build Itself

I'm looking for the next generation of builders, dreamers, and executors. Together, we'll make the impossible inevitable.

30-minute strategy call • No sales pitch • Pure value

Ready to Build Something Extraordinary?

Whether you're looking to revolutionize your infrastructure, scale your team, or invest in the future of cloud, let's make it happen.

Choose Your Adventure

Available for new opportunities

Your infrastructure shouldn't be harder than your product.

Let's build the future of cloud together.