Python Developer  ·  Backend Engineer

Avinash
Negi

Kotdwara, India  ·  Remote SDE  ·  2027

"In this world, is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity? Or do we steer our own fates by the sword of our own will?"

— Berserk
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Guts resting
The Swordsman
Thorfinn — Vinland Saga
The Warrior
Guts — journey
The Journey

The Warrior

BCA student at Amity University, forging a path toward software engineering. Not born gifted. Built through repetition.

Daily commits. Consistent grind. Distributed systems by day, DSA by night. Three pillars — non-negotiable: Python backend, DSA, infrastructure.

"A man does not beg. He earns." — Vinland Saga

Education
BCA — Amity University Online
Specialization
Software Engineering · HCLTech
Coursework
DSA · DB Systems · OS · Networks
Certification
AWS SAA-C03 · 2027
Target
Remote SDE · Mid-2027
Guts vs Grunbeld
◆ Chapter II — Arsenal

Arsenal

Languages

PythonGo Rust (PyO3)SQL Bash

Backend

FastAPIFlask CelerySQLAlchemy Pydanticasyncio

Infrastructure

AWSDocker KubernetesTerraform HelmGitHub Actions

Data & Observability

PostgreSQLRedis KafkaRabbitMQ OpenTelemetryPrometheus GrafanaJaeger

Security

OAuth2/OIDCOWASP Top 10 HashiCorp VaultSLSA pip-audit

Battles Fought

Guts vs Zodd
◆ Battle I  ·  2027
FastAPI MCP Server
Python · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · AWS ECS · Terraform · OpenTelemetry
  • Model Context Protocol server for LLM tool-use integrations — 500+ req/sec under load testing
  • Streaming responses, async connection pooling via asyncpg; deployed on AWS ECS with Terraform
  • Full request pipeline observability via OpenTelemetry distributed tracing + Prometheus metrics
Thorfinn — Askeladd
◆ Battle II  ·  2027
Rust + PyO3 Performance Extensions
Rust · PyO3 · maturin · GitHub Actions
  • Rust-backed Python extensions for CPU-bound data processing — 15–40× speedup over pure Python
  • Published as pip-installable packages with maturin; automated CI/CD release pipeline
Canute — Vinland Saga
◆ Battle III  ·  2026 – Present
DSA with Python — Technical Blog
Hashnode · n8n · LinkedIn · Twitter/X
  • 50+ deep-dive articles on algorithms, data structures, and LeetCode breakdowns — 10K+ monthly readers
  • Automated content syndication pipeline via n8n cross-posting to LinkedIn and X
Thors — Vinland Saga
◆ Battle IV  ·  Ongoing
LeetCode — Striver A2Z DSA
Python · Markdown · GitHub
  • Methodical grind through Striver's A2Z DSA sheet — one problem at a time, no skipping, all solutions documented

Campaigns

Self-Employed
Freelance Backend Engineer
January 2026 – Present  ·  Kotdwara, India
  • RESTful APIs via FastAPI + PostgreSQL for 5+ clients — OAuth2/JWT, rate limiting, Celery/Redis background tasks
  • Docker multi-stage builds → AWS ECS via Terraform — 60% reduction in deployment time
  • GitHub Actions CI/CD with automated testing, linting, blue-green deployment — zero-downtime releases
  • OpenTelemetry + Prometheus + Grafana — MTTD reduced from hours to under 5 minutes
SigNoz / Last9 (Open Source)
Open Source Contributor — Backend & Observability
September 2026 – January 2027  ·  Remote
  • Improved SigNoz Python SDK trace context propagation for async FastAPI — 30% drop in dropped spans
  • Added Prometheus exporters to Last9 tooling; resolved Kubernetes metadata enrichment bugs across 3 microservices
  • Authored ADRs and design docs; multi-round code review cycles with maintainers
Technical Blogging
Author & Content Engineer
2026 – Present  ·  Remote
  • Two Hashnode blogs (DSA with Python, Linux for Beginners) with automated syndication via n8n
  • Active contributor and reviewer in Python observability ecosystem
Thorfinn and Canute
Alliance forged
Hild forgives Thorfinn
Path forward
Griffith — Eclipse

Find Me

"I will not stop here. Not yet." — Berserk