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Vinit Kumar

Principal Engineer · Open Source Fellow · Building Systems That Scale

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What I Do

I architect and ship backend systems that handle millions of requests daily. I lead teams to design databases that don't break at scale, optimize APIs that serve billions of queries, and build platforms that power real businesses. At the same time, I maintain production-grade open-source projects used by thousands of developers worldwide.


Core Expertise

Languages & Frameworks: Python · Go · Django · TypeScript · PostgreSQL · Redis

Domains: Backend Architecture · Distributed Systems · High-Scale APIs · Database Optimization · DevOps · System Design

Tools & Infrastructure: Docker · Kubernetes · Git · Neovim


Recent Impact

Scalefusion Live Terminal

Real-time remote terminal & command execution across millions of devices (macOS, Windows, Linux). Built the backend infrastructure handling concurrent connections at scale with <100ms latency.

Django CMS — Core Contributor & Fellow

Maintain one of the world's most production-critical open-source CMS platforms. Architected multi-tenant support handling 3,000+ websites serving millions of monthly requests. Learn more

json2xml — 50K+ Downloads/Month

Production-grade JSON-to-XML converter for Python. Trusted by enterprises for mission-critical data transformations.
PyPI · GitHub

pdf-joiner — Native macOS Performance

Built a lightweight, dependency-free PDF merging tool in Go. Focus on speed and simplicity.
GitHub

Vim/Neovim Configurations

Battle-tested, production-ready editor setups optimized for Python, Go, and TypeScript development.
nvim · .vim


Proven Track Record

  • Multi-tenant CMS Platform — Architected backend handling 3,000+ sites, millions of monthly requests, zero downtime deployments
  • Social Schools Platform — Built complete communication infrastructure for Dutch primary education (backend, APIs, frontend, mobile apps)
  • High-Scale API Design — Designed and optimized APIs serving billions of requests with <100ms p99 latency
  • Django Software Foundation — Individual Member since 2015

Latest Articles

Read more on my blog →


Interested in discussing your architecture challenges? Let's talk.

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  1. pdf-joiner pdf-joiner Public

    Join PDFs on Mac with Ease With Native Mac Tools

    Go 4

  2. json2xml json2xml Public

    json to xml converter in python3

    Python 103 32

  3. oscura-vim oscura-vim Public

    Vim port for Oscura theme for Vscode

    Emacs Lisp 31 2

  4. monokai-pro-vim monokai-pro-vim Public

    Beautiful Monokai Pro theme variants for Vim

    Vim Script 1 1

  5. .vim .vim Public

    My vim dotfiles for python, go and javascript development

    Python 49 18

  6. nvim nvim Public

    NeoVim Config in pure lua 𖠯

    Vim Script 4 1