Hi! I'm Shani — I build cloud platforms that scale. Currently helping enterprises manage IP addresses across AWS, Azure, and GCP at Infoblox.

Skills


🚀 Languages & Frameworks

Go (Golang) Python gRPC REST APIs Microservices

☸️ Kubernetes & Platform

Kubernetes K3s / Edge Helm K8s Operators Linkerd Docker

☁️ Cloud & Networking

AWS GCP Azure DNS / DHCP / IPAM VPC / Networking

�️ Databases

PostgreSQL MySQL Redis MongoDB

📊 Observability & Messaging

Prometheus Grafana Loki Kafka RabbitMQ

🛠️ Tools & Practices

Git Linux CI/CD Agile / Scrum

Work Experience


Infoblox

Infoblox Feb 2021 - Present (5 years)

Senior Software Engineer · Bengaluru

Building cloud-native networking platforms at scale. I lead the multi-cloud IPAM product (AWS/Azure/GCP) and the k3s-based edge platform that powers thousands of on-prem appliances worldwide.

Highlights:

  • Edge Platform: Managed k3s-based edge infrastructure — Kubernetes operators, lifecycle automation, certificate rotation, and orchestration for BloxOne appliances.
  • Multi-Cloud IPAM: Shipped AWS VPC IPAM integration (with AWS engineering) and GCP internal range management.
  • Observability: Built monitoring stack (Prometheus, Loki, Grafana) improving platform diagnostics and uptime.
  • Hackathon 2025 Winner: Created "DDI Digital Agent" — an AI assistant for DNS/DHCP management via natural language.
Tata Communications

Tata Communications Jul 2019 - Feb 2021

Software Developer · Chennai

Built Kubernetes-native infrastructure services — from backup solutions to database platforms — gaining hands-on experience with production K8s clusters and cloud automation.

Highlights:

  • Backup-as-a-Service: Built K8s backup platform using Velero and Rook-Ceph S3 for enterprise disaster recovery.
  • Database PaaS: Managed MySQL/PostgreSQL services on Kubernetes with high availability.
  • K8s Controllers: Wrote custom operators in Go for automated resource management.
  • AWS: Worked across IAM, EC2, S3, EKS, VPC, RDS, and Lambda.
TCS

Tata Consultancy Services Apr 2019 - Jun 2019

Blockchain Intern · Trivandrum

Built Ethereum smart contracts (Solidity) with a Node.js/Angular stack — my first taste of decentralized apps.

Education


Cochin University of Science and Technology Aug 2015 - Apr 2019

B.Tech, Information Technology — CGPA 9.19/10 (Rank 2)

College Projects

  • Cancer Detection (Kaggle) — Built an AI platform using patient medical records and gene data for accurate cancer detection. Tools: NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn.
  • Railway Reservation System — Responsive web app for ticket reservation and cancellation. Stack: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL.

Contact


If you'd like to get in touch for collaboration, opportunities, or just to say hi, email me at shani.pathak98@gmail.com or connect on LinkedIn.

Certifications & Achievements


  • Consistently recognized at Infoblox for on-time delivery and effective cross-team collaboration.
  • Infoblox Hackathon 2025 Winner — built an agentic AI “DDI Digital Agent” using MCP (host/servers) to automate DDI tasks via natural language; prior hackathons: Honorable Mention.
  • Excellence Award from CEO at Tata Communications.
  • Consistently in top performers at college; scholarships and awards.
  • NPTEL: Data Structures and Algorithms using Python (80%).
  • Qualified NASSCOM Hacker Test for South Regional Skills India 2018 (Web Developer).