🧠 Systems Engineer | Open Source Contributor | Cloud & Security Infrastructure
💻 Rust • C/C++ • Go • Kubernetes • Windows/macOS Internals
🌍 CNCF • Linux Foundation • Internet of Agents

I'm a systems-focused software engineer who enjoys building high-performance, security-critical, and cloud-native systems.

My work spans:

• Low-level systems (OS internals, kernel/user-space boundaries)
• Distributed systems and Kubernetes-native platforms
• Security & policy enforcement at scale
• Open source infrastructure in the CNCF ecosystem

I care deeply about correctness, performance, and clean system design, and I actively contribute to open source communities.

• Kubernetes Cluster API – Release Team
  • Release notes
  • CI signal analysis
  • Bug triage
• Kubernetes SIGs
  • Upstream contributions across tooling and infra

• Improved Sigstore Cosign integration
• Implemented image verification TTL caching (Ristretto)
• Added OCI v1.1 referrers API support
• Enhanced handling of .sig and .att artifacts

Tech: Go, Kubernetes, Sigstore, OCI, Docker

• Contributor building the Internet of Agents
• Working at the intersection of agentic systems, protocols, and infra
• Aligning with IETF standards for interoperable agents

• GSoC @ AOSSIE – Android platform modernization
• GSoC Mentor @ AOSSIE – Mentorship, reviews, and guidance

• High-throughput systems in Rust and C/C++
• Policy engines & enforcement layers
• Endpoint & platform security
• Cloud-native infrastructure
• Kubernetes controllers, operators, and tooling
• Reliable CI/CD and release automation

• Distributed verification using IPFS + blockchain
• Peer-to-peer storage with libp2p
• Smart contracts for tamper-evident verification
• Load-aware request distribution

Tech: IPFS, HeliaJS, libp2p, Solidity, Web3.js, Node.js

Languages
Rust C/C++ Go Java Kotlin Python

Systems & OS

• Windows Internals & Filesystem Minifilters
• macOS System Extensions & Endpoint Security Framework
• IPC, secure policy enforcement, tamper resistance

Cloud & Infra

• Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
• CI/CD, Observability
• Cilium, Microservices

Networking IPv4 / IPv6 • TCP / UDP • BGP • Anycast

• 🏅 CKAD – Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
• 🐧 Tuxwars Winner – Advanced Linux proficiency
• 🌐 Cilium Network Policies – Isovalent

• 🐙 GitHub: https://github.com/hackeramitkumar
• 💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hackeramitkumar
• 📧 Email: amit9116260192@gmail.com

⭐ Always excited about open source, infra, security, and well-designed systems.