I am a polyglot programmer having worked with different tech stacks over the years. Languages and frameworks are tools to solve problems; learning new ones is generally not a challenge for me.

I have helped people & organizations solve problems using software in the domains of networking, edtech, trading, and a few others.

Software engineering paradigms like Objected Oriented Programming and Test Driven Development are known to me. I have written system level programs and modified Linux kernel code as well.

I have spent a lot of time working with real and virtual infrastructure for software; optimized performance of systems using correct configuration and best practices.

I have a fairly good understanding of networking – firewall, routing, network protocols because of my work in firmware for routers and software for connecting people to the internet.

I have been active on the internet since 2008 (Orkut days) and used to be active on various forums, Linux related mailing lists and IRC communities. If my memory serves right, my first open source contribution was to the chat application Pidgin where a plugin was segfaulting in a certain scenario. I think I had emailed the author with a patch.