Karan Jagtiani

I'm Karan Jagtiani, a software engineer from Bangalore, India. Currently, I am working as a Software Engineer with a focus on DevOps and Backend development at Storylane (YC S21). My role encompasses managing AWS infrastructure, the Kubernetes cluster, CI/CD pipeline, system architecture, security, developer operations and making sure the entire system is SOC2 compliant.

Before joining Storylane, I was a pivotal member of the Labs team at HackerRank (YC S11). There, I specialized in DevOps and backend development, scaling infrastructures to accommodate hundreds of thousands of monthly active users. My achievements at HackerRank include launching secure analytics infrastructures for the labs team and automating deployments with GitHub Actions, Terraform and AWS ECR.

I am skilled in a range of technologies including AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Terraform, Go, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL and ElasticSearch. I have developed APIs and microservices that effectively scale, leveraging technologies like Ruby on Rails, Go, and PostgreSQL. Additionally, I played a critical role in designing API-as-a-Service products with microservice architecture, utilizing technologies like Go, Ruby on Rails, Temporal, and PostgreSQL, and orchestrated deployments on AWS EKS with Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm.

Beyond my professional pursuits, I am deeply interested in the intersection of technology and society, exploring how software can drive positive societal change. My interests also extend to finance, fitness, and astronomy. As a fitness enthusiast, I adhere to a rigorous gym regimen six days a week and advocate for optimizing lifestyle, health, and nutrition for enhanced mental and physical productivity.