A backend-focused full-stack developer who loves Linux, DevOps, and building tools that work under the hood.
π Explore my work at kartikkala.tech
- π A cloud drive app with advanced file upload methods and video streaming support (WIP)
- π‘ Making the video streaming part buttery smooth using range requests and HLS
- π AI and neural networks from the ground up β starting with deep math
- π§ Focused on truly understanding optimization algorithms, backprop, and low-level implementation in C++
- Backend frameworks (Spring Boot, Express.js)
- Building auth systems from scratch
- Linux & system administration
- DevOps: systemd, Jenkins, Docker
- Building tools instead of UIs
- Debugging broken Linux systems
- Reading source code
- Creating things from scratch instead of relying on easy tools
- Solving real-world problems with code
I'm open to collaborations, backend-heavy opportunities, or just nerding out about systems stuff.


