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About Me

Hey there! I’m Kshitiz Sinha — currently diving deep into the world of software and platform engineering at Thoucentric. By day, I’m wrangling MLOps pipelines and backend systems for the world’s largest tobacco manufacturer. By night (and honestly, sometimes weekends), I’m building AI agents for fun, teaching myself Japanese, and optimizing my self-built home server to keep cloud costs low while still flexing over 90% availability. Gaming is my escape pod — from slicing through feudal Japan in Ghost of Tsushima to casting spells in Hogwarts Legacy, swinging through New York as Miles Morales, or exploring Teyvat in Genshin Impact. And when I’m really feeling chaotic? I boot up Valorant… and say goodbye to my sanity for the day. 😄

Notable Achievements

Thoucentric

  • Reduced cloud costs by 30% by developing a Cloud Management Tool that automated node lifecycle management, enabled developers to take ownership of their services, and implemented load detection with automated reminders for unused or idle services.
  • Received recognition from the Vice President of a leading FMCG tobacco client for building a robust, on-demand pod and node creation system capable of handling multiple forecast scenarios in parallel — significantly accelerating sales and consulting workflows.
  • Led the deployment of the company's largest HR service, 'Neon', and integrated a Microsoft Teams AI bot (based on GPT-3.5 Turbo) to handle employee HR-related queries. This initiative streamlined HR and IT operations and earned praise from the Head of HR, CEO, and CTO.

VMC Agra

  • Developed a fee payment reminder system for both students and management, which led to a 70% improvement in timely payments and a 9% increase in profits for the institution.
  • Built a cost-to-profit forecasting tool that empowered the management team to make better financial decisions — personally commended by the Branch Head for its impact.

NIIT University

  • Designed and implemented a multi-role Gatepass Management System (students, wardens, admins, super admins) that improved visibility into student movement.
  • The system helped the mess team reduce food wastage by 60% by accurately tracking student presence on campus.
  • Received formal appreciation from the Director of Computer Science, Chairman & Co-Founder Rajendra S. Pawar, and MD Vijay K. Thadani for this contribution.

Let's explore some of my skills

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • Java
  • SQL

Backend Frameworks

  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Django
  • Express.js

Frontend Frameworks

  • Next.js
  • React.js
  • Native Android Development (Java & XML)

Databases

  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • Firebase Firestore

Cloud Technologies

  • Kubernetes
  • MicroK8s
  • Docker
  • VPNs
  • Serverless Functions
  • Virtual Machines
  • Key Vaults
  • CDN
  • IAM
  • Zero Trust Architecture
  • NGINX

CI/CD

  • Jenkins
  • Azure Pipelines
  • GitHub Actions

ETL Tools

  • Apache Airflow
  • Argo Workflows
  • AWS Glue

Cloud Providers

  • Azure
    • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
    • Virtual Machines
    • Application Gateway
    • App Services
    • Azure Bot Service
    • Azure Active Directory
    • Azure AI Services
    • Azure Container Registry
    • Hot & Cold Blob Storage
    • Private DNS Zones
    • Azure Database
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
    • Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
    • Compute Engine (VMs)
    • Cloud Run
    • Cloud Functions
    • Cloud Storage
    • VPC Network
    • Artifact Registry
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    • EC2
    • S3
    • AWS Glue
    • AWS Crawlers

Other Skills

  • Cloudflared
  • ZeroTier
  • Hasura
  • Keycloak
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Grafana
  • Kibana

Generative AI

  • Models
    • GPT-2
    • GPT-3.5 Turbo
    • GPT-4
    • GPT-4o
    • GPT-4o Mini
    • DeepSeek Math 7B Instruct
    • DeepSeek Vision
    • DeepSeek R1 671B
    • Mini-LLaMA
    • Gemini 1 Pro
    • Gemini 2 Pro
  • Tools_and_Techniques
    • LangChain
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • Sentence Transformers
    • Graph Databases
    • Vector Embeddings
    • Prompt Engineering

Scrum Boards

  • Jira
  • Azure Boards
  • GitHub Projects

Code Repositories

  • Azure Repos
  • GitHub
  • Bitbucket