I’m Pushpender Kumar, a Engineering Manager & Principal Platform Engineer over a decade of experience architecting, scaling, and optimizing cloud-native platforms. I specialize in building high-performance, cost-efficient, and secure infrastructure on AWS, leading DevOps transformations, and enabling engineering teams to ship faster with confidence. Over the years, I have: Led large-scale Kubernetes and platform engineering initiatives across production environments Designed and optimized AWS cloud infrastructure for reliability and scalability Reduced infrastructure costs by 20% through architectural improvements and optimization strategies Cut log storage costs by 50% by implementing an in-house ClickHouse-based observability platform Built centralized monitoring and alerting frameworks for Kubernetes workloads Driven GitOps and Infrastructure-as-Code adoption to standardize and automate deployments Enabled DevSecOps practices that balance speed with security My focus is simple: Build platforms that engineers love to use and businesses trust to scale. I work at the intersection of: Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Architecture Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) Observability & Reliability Engineering Cost Optimization & Capacity Planning DevSecOps & Secure Infrastructure If you're looking to modernize your cloud infrastructure, improve reliability, reduce costs, or build a strong platform foundation for your engineering teams — let’s connect. I believe great platforms don’t just support products — they accelerate innovation.