Ideas, systems
and things I build.
Technical writing, engineering lessons, and stories from building developer communities. From serverless architecture to the work that happens beyond the code.
21
Publications
9
Technical
Selected Writing
01 / FeaturedYour Lambda Ran Twice. Did You Just Delete the Same Data Twice?
A closer look at idempotency, duplicate execution, and the subtle failures that can make serverless systems unreliable.
Engineering notes
Practical ideas about building reliable systems in the real world.
01 — Engineering
Technical writing
What Happens After You Click Delete Account?
Exploring the backend workflows, data lifecycle, and system responsibilities behind a seemingly simple action.
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Knowing AWS Services Isn't Enough. Knowing When Not to Use Them Is.
Why good cloud engineering is about making deliberate architectural decisions, not just knowing which services exist.
Putting SQS Between API Gateway and Lambda
Exploring asynchronous processing, decoupling, and the architectural trade-offs of adding a queue to a serverless workflow.
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I Tested AWS Lambda at 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB — Here's What Happened
An exploration of Lambda memory configurations and the performance and cost trade-offs that come with them.
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Idempotency: The Bug You Don't Notice Until Production
Understanding why repeated requests can become production bugs and why reliable systems need to account for retries.
Designing a Cost-Effective Serverless Certificate Generation System on AWS
Architecting a serverless certificate-generation workflow with an emphasis on scalability and cost-conscious infrastructure.
Why I Built a Serverless Certificate Generation System
The engineering motivation behind automating certificate generation and exploring a serverless approach to the problem.
Designing a Scalable Event Management Platform Architecture on AWS
Exploring the architectural decisions involved in building an event management platform designed to scale.
02 — Beyond the Code
Community & experiences
Hacktoberfest 2026 at LPU: A Community Recap
Looking back at a day of open-source contributions, developer learning, and community building with AWS Student Builder Group at LPU.
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BuilderType: Turning an AWS Experience Zone into an Interactive Engagement Hub
The story of transforming an AWS Experience Zone into an interactive experience designed to encourage exploration and participation.
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Being an AWS Cloud Captain Is More Than Organizing Events
Lessons from building a student developer community, creating learning opportunities, and helping builders find their place.
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AWS Student Community Day Jalandhar: Planning, Execution, and Learnings from the First Edition
A behind-the-scenes account of planning and delivering a student-focused AWS community event.
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AWS New Voices 2026
Sharing the journey of technical public speaking and participating in the AWS New Voices community.
AWS Summit Bengaluru 2026
A snapshot from the AWS Summit Bengaluru experience and the wider cloud developer ecosystem.
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AWS Student Builder Campus Leader — LPU
Sharing the journey of helping students discover cloud technologies and build with AWS.
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AWS Techkriti 2026 — IIT Kanpur
A community experience connected to the technology and innovation ecosystem at Techkriti, IIT Kanpur.
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AWS Cloud Club Captains' Call
Participating as a panelist in conversations around student cloud communities and developer engagement.
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Building an AWS Cloud Club Community
Thoughts and experiences from growing a student cloud community and creating opportunities for builders.
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Bot Forge 2025 — Discord Bot Workshop
A hands-on community workshop focused on building Discord bots and getting developers involved in practical projects.
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ByteBucket — AWS Storage Workshop
A student-focused workshop exploring AWS storage concepts through practical learning and community engagement.
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