// distributed systems · enterprise architecture · AI
Building Distributed
Systems That Think
Staff-level architect bridging enterprise distributed systems and AI architecture. From petabyte-scale data pipelines to production RAG — shipping systems that matter.
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// work
Projects & Products
In ProgressEnterprise AI· Series 2B
DocIntel
Production-grade document intelligence with hybrid search, multi-tenancy, and observability.
In ProgressDeveloper Tools
LMForge
Always-on local AI infrastructure. A Rust daemon that picks the right engine for your hardware and exposes a single OpenAI-compatible API to every app.
In ProgressEdge AI
EduMate Lite
On-device RAG mobile app — upload documents, ask questions, fully offline. Privacy-first.
// Publications
AI: Through an Architect's Lens
Exploring AI/ML concepts from a distributed systems architect's perspective — bridging theory with production-grade engineering.
Season 1: Kubernetes: The Container Odyssey
This is a 12-part Kubernetes tutorial series written for experienced software engineers who are new to Kubernetes. It follows the story of Alex, a senior backend engineer with a decade of experience in monoliths and VMs, who joins a fast-growing startup called NovaCraft where everything runs on Kubernetes. Each chapter solves a real problem Alex faces at NovaCraft, combining deep conceptual explanations with practical, runnable examples that you can follow on your macOS laptop. The series progresses from foundational concepts to production-ready practices, building on each previous chapter.
The Adventures of Ava the Astronaut: Learning Python One Planet at a Time.
A python series designed for absolute beginners with a storytelling narrative throughout. Each part follows Ava's space adventure while teaching a core Python concept, includes tables for clarity, code examples, and a hands-on mini-project.
Java Evolution: From 8 to 25
A comprehensive, release-by-release tour of every major feature added to Java from version 8 through version 25. Each part covers one release — explaining the concepts behind each feature, showing practical before-and-after code examples, and placing the change in the context of the language's evolution. Whether you are upgrading a legacy codebase or simply want to stay current with modern Java, this series gives you the depth and clarity to understand not just what changed, but why.
The Azure Ascent: A Backend Engineer's Journey to Cloud Mastery
A comprehensive 6-part tutorial series designed for experienced backend engineers transitioning to Azure. Follow Marcus, a seasoned Java engineer, as he builds CloudVault—a fintech platform—from the ground up on Azure. Each part solves a real production challenge: deploying scalable APIs, designing multi-tier data architectures, securing networks, integrating AI capabilities, and automating everything with DevOps. Combining deep conceptual explanations with 40+ production-ready Java code examples, this series takes you from Azure fundamentals through enterprise-grade deployment practices.
// blog posts
// career
Experience
SDE 3 — Technical Architect
- → Leading architecture for the video platform supporting all express stores (~1,500 stores, ~45,000 cameras), with a roadmap to large-format stores — runs on edge K3s clusters with selective cloud export
- → Driving the Total Loss Recovery (TLR) programme — designing systems to link video evidence with loss events for recovery and prosecution workflows
- → Proposed and leading the camera analytics initiative — exploring ONVIF Profile T/S to extract IVA analytics from Hanwha cameras at the edge; designed multi-strategy collection architecture (PullPoint subscription, RTSP metadata parsing, FTP fallback) under 1 Mbps bandwidth constraints
- → Owned architecture from inception for the Incident Prevention platform; led design and implementation of core microservices across a distributed engineering team
- → Designed and built real-time alerting using SSE with Spring WebFlux and Kafka — delivering instant browser notifications to ~200 security hub operators for ~1.5M ANPR events/day and ~3,000 daily fraudulent till transactions
- → Architected the incident reporting system for capturing, correlating, and utilising store incidents (theft, assault) with linked evidence chains for case building and prosecution support
- → Mentor engineers, conduct architecture reviews, and run technical skill-enhancement programmes for the team
Staff Engineer
- → Designed and led CloudHealth — a multi-cloud SaaS platform with highly scalable event-driven microservices, integrating a data pipeline processing ~100 TB/day across modules for cloud cost management and optimisation
- → Drove cross-module architectural decisions optimising data flow for low-latency processing and cost efficiency at petabyte scale
Staff Software Engineer
- → Led the Curalate content management platform team — built and enabled a team to take over core high-traffic components from a newly acquired startup; platform handled 3 billion+ API requests during 36-hour Black Friday peak windows
- → Designed and built media processing platform handling ~35,000 images/day, replacing the legacy image processing system with a modern, scalable microservices architecture
- → Managed end-to-end ownership transition, delivery planning, and team mentoring across multiple engineering pods
Senior Software Engineer
- → Designed and implemented high-performance microservices for asynchronous and synchronous processing of customer data across multiple enterprise systems
- → Implemented distributed tracing in a multithreaded environment using Spring Sleuth and Zipkin for log correlation, performance monitoring, and visual tracing
Advisory Systems Analyst
- → Designed and developed enterprise applications for clients in power utilities and airline hospitality domains
- → Led a small team handling end-to-end delivery from requirements through deployment
Engineer → Senior Engineer
- → Cognizant (2014–2016): Enterprise applications with Java and Spring
- → Siemens (2011–2014): Core backend modules for industrial products
- → Infosys (2008–2011): Foundational Java and enterprise web technologies
// education
Executive PGP in AI & Machine Learning
IIIT Bangalore — Completed coursework and projects; awaiting certificate
Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
// about
The Story
Sixteen years of building enterprise systems have taught me one thing — architecture is about trade-offs, not tools. I've shipped petabyte-scale data pipelines at VMware, real-time fraud detection at Tesco, and high-traffic content platforms at Bazaarvoice.
Now I'm at an inflection point. AI isn't replacing architects — it's creating a new class of systems that need architectural thinking more than ever. Production RAG isn't a tutorial problem. Agent orchestration isn't a prompt engineering trick. These are distributed systems problems, and that's where my 16 years become relevant.
"AI: Through an Architect's Lens" is my way of bridging that gap publicly — learning deeply, writing rigorously, and building production-grade systems. Because I believe work speaks louder than credentials.
Phoenix
Ready when you are