Hi! 👋 I am Harshavardhan

I’m a software engineer based in Chennai, currently at Citigroup where I work on low-latency trade processing systems, observability platforms, and developer tooling. I’m drawn to problems at the intersection of systems, performance, and developer experience. I use this blog to reflect on all three.

I recently wrapped up my Master’s in CS from Georgia Tech (OMSCS) while working full-time — would not recommend for your sleep schedule, but would recommend for everything else.

Email | Github | Linkedin | Resume

What I’m building

• Pouch — A privacy-focused link-sharing browser extension, an alternative to Pocket. Initial version submitted to the Chrome Web Store; working on cross-browser sync and mobile support.
• TickTockMail — A disposable email service in the spirit of 10minutemail. Currently in the architecture and design phase.
• SQLite JDBC Driver — A high-performance alternative to the Xerial SQLite driver. Early-stage research.

What’s on my radar

• Pocket JVM — A toy JVM implementation from scratch, inspired by Jato JVM.
• JQwik Alternative — A property-based testing library for Java.
• UI Fuzzing Library — A fuzz testing framework for Android and iOS.
• Chennai Data Project — Collecting and documenting public data about Chennai: transit ridership, reservoir levels, air quality, employment growth, industrial investment, and more.

Listening to

Favourite podcasts: Seen and Unseen by Amit Varma Everything is Everything by Amit Varma & Ajay Shah Ideas of India by Shruthi Rajagopalan

Reading

I’m a regular on Hacker News and Lobste.rs.

Some blogs I keep going back to: Phil Eaton · Julia Evans · Dan Luu · Charity Majors · Marc Brooker · Rachel by the Bay · Matklad · Mitchell Hashimoto · Justine Tunney · Murat Buffalo · Algorithmica HPC · Cindy Sridharan

If you want to chat about any of the above, drop me an email