(Pronounced: Sah-yum Ku-ra-na /ˈsɑː jəm ku ˈrɑː nə/)

Principal Engineer & Cloud Architect · AWS Solutions Architect & Certified Kubernetes Administrator · Open Source Contributor (CPython, Django, DRF, Mozilla)

I'm a Principal Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect and Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with over 10 years of experience building scalable, cloud-native backend systems. I specialize in architecting high-performance infrastructure using Python, Django, Golang, AWS, Kubernetes, and modern DevOps practices.

I hold a Master of Science in Computer Science with specialization in Machine Learning and Interactive Intelligence from Georgia Institute of Technology. My journey as a "community-taught" programmer instilled in me a deep appreciation for knowledge sharing and continuous learning.

I'm passionate about Open Source. I've contributed to CPython, Django, Django REST Framework, and Mozilla projects. Ever typed print "hello" in Python 3 and got a helpful syntax error suggesting Did you mean print("hello")? That's one of my contributions to CPython; making Python's error messages more user-friendly! I was granted bug-triaging access on bugs.python.org and I'm featured on Mozilla Credits.

Beyond coding, I'm committed to giving back to the community. I serve as a Google Summer of Code Mentor at Debian, speak at international conferences, and mentor developers worldwide. I'm a vouched Mozillian and an active contributor to the Python and Django communities.

• Languages & Frameworks: Python, Django, Golang, JavaScript
• Cloud & Infra: AWS, Terraform, Terragrunt, Docker, Ansible, CloudFormation
• Platform & Automation: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI
• Data & Queues: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Celery
• APIs & Realtime: REST, GraphQL, WebSockets

• Architecture & Delivery: Design and implement resilient, cost-efficient, cloud-native backends (Python/Golang) and the infrastructure to run them.
• DevEx & Velocity: Build end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, automate testing/release flows, and harden supply chains.
• Scale & Reliability: Performance tuning, observability, and pragmatic SRE practices.
• Technical Leadership: Mentor engineers, run design reviews, establish coding standards, and drive roadmaps as a Principal Engineer.

• Email: Sanyam@SanyamKhurana.com
• Website: https://SanyamKhurana.com
• Mastodon: @curiouslearner@mastodon.social

Also available for fractional engagements.

That friendly Python tip when you accidentally write print "hello" in Python 3—suggesting Did you mean print("hello") is my contribution to CPython to make errors more helpful for everyone.