Vidhvath J Poojari — Software Engineer

"Building systems that don't just work, but scale—predictably and efficiently." I am a Software Engineer at the intersection of Cloud Infrastructure, Reproducible Systems, and AI Research. Currently, at Yellow.ai, I operate within the Infra team, where I manage production-grade environments across Azure and GCP. My focus is on turning manual processes into automated, cost-optimized workflows that ensure 99.9% reliability for AI-driven enterprise solutions. My engineering philosophy is rooted in the NixOS ecosystem. As a Google Summer of Code '24 contributor, I tackled the complexity of language-specific packaging by implementing first-class support for Crystal applications within the NixOS Foundation. What I bring to the table: Infrastructure at Scale: Experience managing multi-cloud environments (Azure/GCP) with a heavy emphasis on DevOps automation and cloud-spend efficiency. Open Source Leadership: With 1,300+ GitHub contributions and mentorship roles in GSSoC and Hacktoberfest, I don't just write code—I build the communities that sustain it. Academic Depth: I look beyond the code. My research on AI Infrastructure Dependency Risks and AI for Mental Health is published on SSRN and indexed on Google Scholar, reflecting a commitment to Responsible AI. I am a frequent speaker at tech summits and universities, helping the next generation of engineers navigate the world of Open Source and Cloud. Core Stack: Cloud/DevOps: Azure, GCP, Terraform, Nix/NixOS, Docker. Dev: Python, React, Node.js, Crystal. Focus: Distributed Systems, Cost Optimization, LLM Infrastructure. Let’s connect to talk about Infrastructure-as-Code, Nix flakes, or the next big shift in AI systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with a strong focus on Open Source and AI-driven solutions.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 5 mos