Saikat Das

Saikat Das

IIT (BHU) Varanasi

Varanasi, India

I hate slow stuff

Tech Stack

Go C++ Python Flutter Docker Git PostgreSQL Redis Linux (Bash) k6
language framework infra database

Interests

▸ Data Structure & Algorithms
▸ System Design
▸ Real-time Systems
▸ Computer Vision
$ go run ./cmd/connect
» compiling...
» build: success
» listening for contact... _

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► About me

I build backend systems that stay fast under pressure. Most of my time goes into Go, real-time architectures, and databases. The rest goes into chess, sketching, strong coffee, and traveling to find great food.

≡ Latest Posts

Beyond the Green Dot: Engineering Online Presence using GoLang

I'm building Bluppi, a music listening app, as a solo project. At some point I wanted to add a friends activity feed, the part of the home screen that shows which friends are online, what they're lis...

May 11, 2026 1m read

How I Got gRPC Working Through Cloudflare Tunnel (The Hard Way)

A complete guide to exposing a Go gRPC backend behind college NAT using Cloudflare Tunnel, Docker Compose, and TLS, including every mistake I made along the way. Background I'm a student building Bl

Mar 28, 2026 1m read

◎ Recent Journey

1st Place - BNY Hackathon (Transaction Processing & Settlement)

BNY Hackathon · April 2026

hackathon

2nd Place - Nutanix Hackathon (Real-time Workflow Engine)

Nutanix Hackathon · April 2025

hackathon

□ Latest Projects

TradeOrders – Order Matching Engine

Event-driven trade clearing engine using Kafka microservices.

Oct 2025

Bluppi – Shared Music Playback

Distributed music streaming backend with real-time synchronization.

May 2025