Remote
SRE & Linux Engineer
Ananth Bhaskararaman
SRE & Linux Engineer
Linux engineer, OSS developer, and a systems architect with expertise in networking, and container orchestration. Operating bare-metal and public cloud Kubernetes clusters with automation and small teams.
Profiles
Work Experience
Remote
Lead Linux Appliance OS development and Fleet Orchestration for an Edge Network of Theatre Appliances across 55 countries.
Highlights
- Migrated from in-house Linux Appliance Orchestration to CNCF backed open-source tools like Rancher & K3s.
- Moved from building and deploying a custom Linux distribution in-house to working with Fedora Core OS as the OS for the Fleet.
- Extensive tooling and automation upgrades throughtout greatly improving developer velocity and platform reliability.
Chennai, IN
Full-stack developer working on Desktop, Web and Mobile applications deployed in Aviation Maintenance contexts.
Highlights
- Worked on legacy C++, ASP.NET, Java 7 and JavaScript codebases with ease.
- Optimised Android Mobile applications written in AngularJS and Cordova.
- Automated developer environments. For example, brought the setup time of a Windows XP based offline environment from 4 hours to 10 minutes.
Chennai, IN
Incubated by the IIT RTBI Incubation Cell & developed a veterinary care and patient management platform.
Highlights
- Web based veterinary care platform written in Angular and Python.
- Backend infrastructure deployed on Google Cloud GKE.
- Cross-platform Mobile application based on React Native.
Chennai, IN
Incubated by the IIT RTBI Incubation Cell & developed a veterinary care and patient management platform.
Highlights
- Web based veterinary care platform written in Angular and Python.
- Backend infrastructure deployed on Google Cloud GKE.
- Cross-platform Mobile application based on React Native.
Chennai, IN
Created embedded personalised exhibition experiences using Raspberry Pi-based kiosks and Arduino based human input devices.
Highlights
- Built a custom-built side-by-side cycle racing kiosk to promote the launch f a new TI Cycles product.
- Developed, proposed, and built an electronic 'Rewards for Trash' system to encouraging recycling along Marina Beach Chennai.
Web Developer
Consultant
January 2013 ⇾ December 2015
Chennai, IN
Freelance consultant web developer designing Wordpress websites, Wordpress themes, Python web applications, and static portfolio sites.
Highlights
- Designed a new portfolio website and Careers application for Datalogics India, Pvt. Ltd.
- Deployed a new e-commerce website for Aum Gifts Chennai, Pvt. Ltd.
- Created a portfolio and showcase website for GBR Metals Pvt. Ltd.
Education
Computer Science Engineering
SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Bachelor of Technology
June 2012 ⇾ April 2016
Courses
- Computer Science Engineering
Skills
Linux: SRE, Distro Development, Kernel Module Development, eBPF, Systemd & Networking
Networking: IPv6, HTTP3, Wireguard, Firewalls, Container Networking & Flannel
Containerisation: OCI, Podman, Kubernetes, Docker, LXC/LXD, Firecracker VMM & gVisor
Programming Languages: Go, Python, C++, ECMAScript, Typescript, Java, Elm & BASH
Databases: PostgreSQL, SQlite, MySQL, Amazon Dynamodb, Redis, Memcache & Apache Cassandra
Devops: CI/CD, Git, GitHub Actions, Open Telemetry, Prometheus & Jenkins
Languages
English: Native speaker
Tamil: Native speaker
Interests
Programming Languages: Rust, Zig, Ruby, HTML, Haskell, Nix, CSS, SCSS, Dhall, Elm, BASH, Fish, Nu, OSH, Yaml, TOML, JSON & JSONSchema
Linux Distros: Arch Linux Tester, Fedora Core OS Tester & NixOS User
Embedded Development: Arduino, ESP32, AVR, Raspberry Pi Pico, Pigweed & MicroPython
OSS: Podman, Go, OCI, Asahi & Arch Linux AUR
Performing Arts: Theater Actor, Singer & Guitarist
Projects
DHCPv4 Option 121 Calculator
October 2024 ⇾ December 2024
A utility website for calculating DHCPv4 Option 121 values.
UTS QR Code Generator
December 2024 ⇾ December 2024
A QR Code Generator for the UTS Mobile Application.