I'm Sankalp, a backend-heavy full-stack engineer focused on building performant, secure, and scalable systems. I bridge the gap between intuitive product experiences and the rock-solid reliability of secure, large-scale infrastructure.

I'm currently a Senior Backend Engineer at GitLab, working on how GitLab ships to the world: zero-downtime upgrades and the delivery platform behind mission-critical, self-managed GitLab deployments for enterprises at scale. Before that, I drove the evolution of the core platform at HackerRank, supporting 20M+ developers and $25M+ in ARR by owning mission-critical infrastructure, including cloud IDEs, code execution systems, and GenAI skill integrations, while balancing reliability with insanely great developer experience.

I'm passionate about building reliable, scalable backend systems with clear intent focusing on why we're building something, not just how to deliver it. I bring this mindset to open source as well, contributing to projects and mentoring across communities in organizations like OpenWISP.