# Aniketh Deb

**Email**: aniketh.dev7@gmail.com | **Website**: https://aniketh.tech | **GitHub**: [github.com/devaniketh](https://github.com/devaniketh) | **LinkedIn**: [linkedin.com/in/anikethdeb](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anikethdeb/) | **Twitter/X**: [@Aniketh_Deb](https://x.com/Aniketh_Deb)  
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## Summary

Backend-focused Software Engineer specializing in distributed systems, networking, and cloud-native infrastructure. Proven track record of upstream contributions to foundational infrastructure projects including vLLM, Cloudflare Workers SDK, NGINX Gateway Fabric, Kubernetes Kubebuilder, and Google Go-GitHub. Experienced in designing scalable APIs, high-concurrency LLM backends, and fault-tolerant distributed pipelines.

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## Technical Skills

- **Languages**: Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python
- **Backend & Distributed Systems**: Distributed Architecture, gRPC, REST APIs, HTTP/2, Envoy Proxy (ExtProc), Microservices, Concurrency, Caching Layers, Message Queues
- **Cloud-Native & DevOps**: Kubernetes, Kubebuilder (Operators/Controllers), Helm, NGINX, Cloudflare Workers, Miniflare, Docker, CI/CD
- **Databases & Storage**: Relational Databases, Key-Value Stores, Query Optimization, Concurrency Control, Storage Scoping
- **Developer Tooling & Testing**: Vite, Jest, Go Testing Framework, Mock Filesystems

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## Experience

### Devkit (Funded by ZFellows) — Software Engineer
- Engineered scalable APIs and high-concurrency LLM backend infrastructure.
- Designed and built robust, fault-tolerant OCR processing pipelines handling complex document extraction at scale.
- Focused on inter-service communication, state coordination, and architectural reliability trade-offs under high load.

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## Open Source Contributions

### vLLM Project (`vllm-project/semantic-router`)
- **PR #3899**: Suppressed invalid header mutations on body responses in full-duplex streamed mode per Envoy ExtProc specification, eliminating protocol contract violations and silent routing misconfigurations. *(Go, Envoy, gRPC, vLLM)*

### Cloudflare (`cloudflare/workers-sdk`)
- **PR #15519**: Preserved `:authority` and non-default ports in HTTP/2 requests for the vite-plugin-cloudflare dev server, ensuring host headers are retained across redirects and authentication handshakes. *(TypeScript, Vite, Cloudflare Workers)*
- **PR #15527**: Scoped Durable Object and Workflow peer aggregation and owner resolution in the Miniflare local explorer to peers sharing the same storageScope when Shared Storage is enabled, preventing cross-project state exposure. *(TypeScript, Miniflare, Cloudflare Workers)*

### Google (`google/go-github`)
- **PR #4521**: Implemented organization- and user-level billing platform usage summary endpoints in BillingService with unit test coverage and generated accessors. *(Go, GitHub API)*
- **PR #4501**: Added pagination support to EnterpriseService.ListBudgets and implemented GetUserStatesForBudget endpoint with unit test coverage and generated iterators. *(Go, GitHub API)*

### NGINX (`nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric`)
- **PR #5858**: Fixed pod recovery failures after init container re-execution by conditionally loading telemetry and WAF dynamic modules in the bootstrap NGINX configuration. *(Go, Kubernetes, NGINX)*
- **PR #5805**: Eliminated non-deterministic endpoint ordering caused by Go map iteration by introducing deterministic sorting based on address and port, preventing unnecessary NGINX worker reloads. *(Go, Kubernetes, NGINX)*
- **PR #5808**: Removed deprecated nginx.org/htpasswd secret support and legacy fallback logic, updating tests, manifests, and release notes. *(Go, Kubernetes, NGINX)*
- **PR #5857**: Fixed NGINX Service patches rendering in Helm chart by updating the filterEmptyFields helper to preserve slice elements across StrategicMerge and JSONPatch configurations. *(Go, Helm, Kubernetes, NGINX)*

### Kubernetes SIGs (`kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder`)
- **PR #6018**: Fixed mock-filesystem unit test reliability in CLI.getInfoFromConfigFile() by isolating test temporary directories and eliminating race conditions in parallel execution. *(Go, Kubernetes, Kubebuilder)*
- **PR #6016**: Added mock-filesystem unit tests for CLI.getInfoFromConfigFile() covering missing/malformed config files, plugin layout loading, and in-memory patching. *(Go, Kubernetes, Kubebuilder)*

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## Research & Interests

- **Papershelf** (https://aniketh.tech/papershelf): Active exploration of research literature in distributed systems, consensus protocols, database internals, and AI architectures.