Hello, I'm

Pratik Kulkarni

Senior Platform Engineer

I build cloud-native platforms, Kubernetes infrastructure, distributed systems, and developer tooling.

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Featured Projects

A selection of platform engineering projects I've worked on.

Kubernetes Platform Engineering

Building and operating Kubernetes infrastructure, networking, and platform services.

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Multi-Cloud Identity Federation

Implementing workload identity across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

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Infrastructure Automation

Terraform, GitHub Actions, and GitOps for reliable cloud infrastructure.

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Latest Articles

Thoughts on Kubernetes, Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure and Go.

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When Moving a Database Tenant Becomes an Ownership Problem

Designing safe tenant migration across Kubernetes data-plane clusters when failure can leave ownership ambiguous.

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KubernetesSecurityTLScert-managerPlatform EngineeringArchitecture

When the Most Scalable Design Wasn't the Right One

How a proposal to automate TLS certificate management evolved into a discussion about trust boundaries instead of technology.

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About Me

Building platforms that developers love.

I'm a Platform Engineer with experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, and developer tooling.

Over the years I've worked on infrastructure automation, cloud networking, identity federation, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes platforms across AWS and GCP.

I enjoy solving infrastructure problems that improve reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.

Currently Working On

What's keeping me busy these days

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Building this portfolio

Creating a modern portfolio using Astro, Tailwind CSS, Docker, Kubernetes, and GitHub Actions.

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Kubernetes

Deepening my Kubernetes knowledge through hands-on labs, cluster administration, and platform engineering projects.

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Writing Technical Content

Preparing technical articles on Kubernetes, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure.