Janardhan Pulivarthi

Systems engineer

🛠️ Tech I’m hands-on with

• Languages: Java, Bash, Python (for tooling)
• Infra & Platforms: Kubernetes, Calico, Istio, Envoy, Jenkins
• Systems: Linux internals, kernel build, networking (Layer 3/4), BPF, Git plumbing

🧩 OSS Contributions

I contribute upstream fixes, test improvements, and build cleanups to core open-source infrastructure projects.

• Apache – Release management, System Internals, Test cleanup, minor bug fixes
• TensorFlow – minor bug fixes
• libgit2 – tests
• Others – Subtle PRs to CLI tools, runners, and build infra

I'm more interested in fixing quietly than chasing stars. Small PRs. High signal.

✍️ I also write sometimes

• 🧠 .bashrc vs .bash_profile
• 💥 What is a core file
• 🧬 How to build a Linux kernel

🧭 Currently exploring

• Network observability & service mesh behavior
• BPF + iptables at scale
• Building tools that live well in infra
• Writing cleaner CLIs & internal docs