Mohammad Gous Alam
Backend & Infrastructure EngineerIndiaOpen for work

Backend &infrastructureengineer

Currently: Backend & Infrastructure Engineer, building distributed systems, open to work
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01 / ABOUT

I build the systems underneath the systems — backend services, infrastructure, and deployment pipelines where reliability matters.

I'm interested in building reliable backend systems and cloud infrastructure — from APIs and distributed services to Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and automated deployments.

My interests sit at the intersection of DevOps, Infrastructure, Backend Engineering, FinTech, Data Security, and Applied AI. I enjoy working on problems where reliability, security, and correctness matter more than simply making something work.

I've contributed to open-source projects and worked on systems involving Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, cloud-native deployments, payment infrastructure, and reconciliation workflows, including my Google Summer of Code 2026 work with Mifos Initiative.

Currently studying Information Technology at KNIT Sultanpur, I'm looking for opportunities to work on backend, platform, DevOps, and infrastructure engineering while exploring how AI can make these systems smarter without compromising their reliability.

GSoC '26Mifos Initiative
10+PRs shipped to production
5+Hackathon prototypes
02 / EXPERIENCE

Where I've worked

  • 01Integrated OpenG2P as a first-class Digital Public Good in Mifos Gazelle using Helm, Kubernetes deployment orchestration, configuration, and ingress.
  • 02Automated post-deployment setup with Bash, provisioning beneficiary data, programmes, eligibility, entitlements, funding, and PaymentHub EE/Mojaloop connectivity for end-to-end G2P demonstrations.
  • 03Added ARM64 and multi-architecture support using Docker Buildx, enabling OpenG2P deployment across AMD64 and ARM64 environments.
  • 04Implemented callback-driven payment reconciliation between OpenG2P PBMS and PaymentHub EE, tracking actual payment outcomes through the Operations API.
Read the final submission
  • Helm
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker Buildx
  • Bash
  • OpenG2P
  • PaymentHub EE
  • Mojaloop

03 / ACHIEVEMENTS

Wins along the way

Receiving the ₹5,00,000 Canara Bank Cyber Suraksha Hackathon winners' cheque and trophy on stage.
2025

Winner

Canara Bank Cyber Suraksha Hackathon

Won the national-level cybersecurity hackathon run by Canara Bank with the Department of Financial Services and the Indian Banks' Association. Led the team and took the ₹5,00,000 first prize.

Presenting on stage at Global Fintech Fest 2025.
2025

Presenter

Global Fintech Fest

Pitched the winning Cyber Suraksha solution on stage at Global Fintech Fest, to an audience of banking and fintech leadership.

With the team at the Canara Bank Cyber Suraksha Hackathon 2026 finals.
2026

Finalist

Canara Bank Cyber Suraksha Hackathon

Returned the following year and reached the national finals again, placing in the top 9 teams.

04 / SKILLS

The toolkit

Languages
  • 01Java
  • 02Python
  • 03C/C++
  • 04JavaScript
  • 05SQL
  • 06Bash
Backend
  • 01Spring Boot
  • 02Quarkus
  • 03Node.js
  • 04REST APIs
  • 05WebSockets
  • 06JUnit
Cloud & Infrastructure
  • 01Kubernetes
  • 02Helm
  • 03Docker
  • 04k3s
  • 05RKE2
  • 06Nginx
  • 07Linux
Databases
  • 01PostgreSQL
  • 02MySQL
Tooling & AI
  • 01Git
  • 02GitHub Actions
  • 03Fabric8
  • 04LiteLLM
  • 05LangChain4j
  • 06Gitleaks
05 / SELECTED WORK

Things I've built

A working set of what I've shipped — systems, tools, and interfaces. Every card renders as ASCII until you get close.

04 ProjectsHover to reveal / Click to open
KubePilot
012026
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KubePilot

An AI-SRE agent that proves the fault before it explains it.

A full-stack AI-SRE platform: a React/Vite UI over a Quarkus backend that uses Fabric8 to snapshot and analyze live Kubernetes cluster resources. An extensible analyzer pipeline resolves workload owners and aggregates findings to detect crash loops, ImagePullBackOffs, unschedulable pods, and init-container failures. Cloud and local LLMs are integrated through LiteLLM for diagnosis and remediation suggestions, with fingerprint-based caching to avoid redundant model calls, plus credential redaction and Gitleaks CI scanning to keep AI operations from leaking secrets.

  • Java
  • Quarkus
  • React
  • Kubernetes
  • Fabric8
  • LiteLLM
helmwise
022026
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helmwise

Makes undocumented Helm charts understandable.

Renders a chart with real Helm, then traces every value in values.yaml to the exact Kubernetes resources and fields it affects. Attribution is deterministic: it re-renders while perturbing one value at a time and diffs the output, so it catches values that reach the manifest through helpers and subcharts, not just direct references. An LLM layer then narrates the already-verified map without inventing chart behaviour. Ships as a CLI and a VS Code extension; the deterministic core works fully offline with no API key.

  • TypeScript
  • Helm
  • Kubernetes
  • VS Code API
  • Vercel AI SDK
Aura
032025
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Aura

Real-time messaging where the server only ever holds ciphertext.

A full-stack messaging platform on React, Spring Boot, MySQL and Docker Compose, separating REST-based application control from WebSocket/STOMP message delivery. Direct messages are end-to-end encrypted with the Signal Protocol (X3DH + Double Ratchet), with all key generation happening browser-side via WebCrypto. JWT-based stateless auth with Spring Security and BCrypt covers 22 REST endpoints, and key management spans pre-key bundles, one-time prekeys, and password-protected encrypted key backups using PBKDF2 and AES-GCM.

  • React
  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • MySQL
  • Docker
  • WebCrypto
GrocerAI
042025
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GrocerAI

A voice-first grocery commerce app.

A grocery delivery application built around a hands-free voice assistant rather than a search box. Powered by ElevenLabs conversational AI over a Supabase backend, with authentication, cart, order history, and delivery management.

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Supabase
  • ElevenLabs
06 / CONTACT