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

Principal Engineer & Cloud Architect · Open Source Contributor (CPython, Django, DRF, Mozilla)

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

With great pride, I am delighted to disclose my Open-source contributions and other statistical accomplishments on public platforms:

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