Headline

SDE 2 @ Cloudera | Java · Distributed Systems | 3× Code Award

About

I build infrastructure that enterprise companies rely on to stay secure, compliant, and running at scale. Over the past 4+ years at Cloudera, I have worked across the full backend engineering stack — designing distributed micro-services from scratch, debugging OS-level and JVM-level issues on 800-node bare-metal clusters, building REST API platforms consumed by Fortune 500 companies, and resolving production incidents that directly impact customer operations. Some of the work I'm most proud of: ▸ Restored FIPS 140-3 compliance across Cloudera's Hadoop ecosystem — independently navigating a zero-guidance, high-stakes regulatory environment, eliminating non-certified cryptographic dependencies, and building a BCFKS keystore automation tool that protected 10+ enterprise accounts from compliance exposure. ▸ Designed and delivered the Unified Configuration Audit API — a cloud-agnostic microservice enabling Emirates Airlines' security operations centre to stream real-time configuration change events directly into Splunk and Azure Sentinel, replacing fragile raw-SQL database workarounds. ▸ Led Cgroups V2 integration for RHEL 9 in Cloudera Manager — an OS-level distributed systems project that unblocked Bank of America, Hulu, and Disney from adopting modern Linux infrastructure. ▸ Enforced Content Security Policy (CSP) across Cloudera Manager's web platform — closing a Nessus-flagged XSS vulnerability by implementing per-request cryptographic nonce injection across 47 server-side templates. I work best on hard, ambiguous problems — the kind where there's no prior art internally, the customer is blocked, and the solution needs to be both technically rigorous and production-safe. I'm equally comfortable owning an entire feature end-to-end or partnering closely with cross-functional teams.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

cursor

opencode

Work experience

Software Engineer II at Cloudera, Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, As an SDE 2 on Cloudera's Platform Security and Infrastructure team, I own backend features that directly impact enterprise customers running Hadoop workloads on Linux at scale. Key contributions: ▸ Led Cgroups V2 support for RHEL 9 in Cloudera Manager — OS-level distributed systems work that unblocked Fortune 500 customers including Bank of America, Hulu, and Disney. ▸ Independently resolved FIPS 140-3 compliance failures across the Hadoop ecosystem with zero prior guidance — eliminated non-certified SunJCE usage, built a BCFKS keystore automation tool, and patched TLS breakages across multiple production micro-services. Recognised with Cloudera Code Award — Commitment (Jan 2026). ▸ Designed the Unified Configuration Audit REST API — a cloud-agnostic Java/Spring Boot micro-service delivering real-time infrastructure change streams with <100ms SLA, enabling CSOC to replace manual database queries with automated SIEM integration. ▸ Enforced strict Content Security Policy (CSP) across Cloudera Manager's web platform — implemented cryptographic nonce injection across 47 templates, closing a Nessus-flagged XSS vulnerability. ▸ Optimised cluster-wide deployment automation (DCC) on 800-node environments, reducing execution time by ~35% (14→9 min) through JVM concurrency tuning. ▸ Mentored an onboarding SDE-2 through distributed systems design reviews and production ownership, cutting effective ramp-up by ~4 weeks.

Software Engineer at Cloudera, Jul 2022 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Built and shipped production backend features on Cloudera Manager — an enterprise platform managing distributed Hadoop clusters for some of the world's largest organisations. Key contributions: ▸ Built the Credential Storage Provider (CSP) from scratch — a Java/Spring Boot microservice adding AES-encrypted credential management and key-rotation APIs to Cloudera Manager's database layer; drove feature from Tech Preview to GA in 8 months. ▸ Resolved 28 security CVEs (Critical/High/Medium) across 11 platform libraries, including the Log4j → Reload4j migration — ensuring SOC 2 compliance for enterprise accounts. ▸ Delivered JDK 17 compatibility across Ubuntu, RHEL (7–9), and SLES by coordinating with 6+ component teams; owned CI/CD build pipelines end-to-end. ▸ Enabled SLES 15 platform support — owned RPM build pipelines and server/agent packaging for a new enterprise Linux distribution.

Software Engineer Intern at Cloudera, Jan 2022 - Jun 2022 · 6 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Contributed to backend feature development on Cloudera Manager during my final year of engineering. Built and tested REST API endpoints, participated in code reviews, and gained hands-on exposure to distributed systems design and enterprise-scale Java development in a production codebase — leading to a full-time offer as SDE 1.

Technical Associate at CodingCrib, Dec 2020 - Jun 2021 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Head Of Public Relations of BMSIT Society at Youth India Foundation, Dec 2020 - Apr 2021 · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Data Science Intern at Li2, Aug 2020 - Sep 2020 · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, Bms institute of technology and management

12th grade, A's Steward Morris Sr. Sec. School