I'm a Software Engineer specializing in distributed systems, observability, and fault-tolerant backend design.
I enjoy building reliable systems that are simple to reason about, from event-driven architectures to orchestration tools and high-availability services.
- 🧠 Active contributor to GitLab’s Go-based infrastructure, including Gitaly and GitLab Runner.
- 🧩 Maintainer of a vSphere Fleeting Plugin for GitLab Runner, extending runner infrastructure capabilities.
- ⚙️ Currently working as a Software Engineer with production experience in .NET, and Kafka-based systems.
- 🧭 Strong systems background — Linux user with a deep interest in observability, tracing, and performance optimization.
- 💡 Building developer tools like Srotas CLI, which abstracts HTTP request orchestration into a clean, declarative workflow.
- 🧾 Portfolio: santhanuv.dev
- 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/santhanu-vinod
- 🧑💻 GitLab: gitlab.com/santhanu-vinod
