❯ Narendra Kumar

Systems builder. Platform tinkerer. Distributed architecture troublemaker.

Software engineer with a focus on distributed systems, databases, and machine learning infrastructure. Currently building scalable data platforms and exploring the intersection of systems programming and ML.

I write about technical deep-dives, paper reviews (#50PaperChallenge), and lessons learned from building production systems.

❯ What I Write About

• Distributed Systems - Consistency models, consensus algorithms, system design
• Databases - Storage engines, query optimization, write amplification
• Machine Learning Infrastructure - ML platforms, model serving, feature stores
• Paper Reviews - Breaking down seminal research papers (#50PaperChallenge)

❯ Current Projects

Papers reviewed so far:

• LSM Trees and WiscKey: Write Amplification in Modern Databases
• PACELC: Consistency Tradeoffs in Distributed Systems
• Modern ML Platform Architectures: A Survey

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