Monish Gowda
Backend Engineer | Distributed Systems Enthusiast
Final-year Computer Science student passionate about building scalable backend systems and distributed applications. I enjoy designing reliable software using Java, Spring Boot, Go, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and Docker, with a focus on system design and developer infrastructure. I'm currently building projects that emphasize real-world engineering practices while continuously exploring distributed systems, backend architecture, and developer infrastructure.
Selected Work
Real-Time Log Analytics & Observability Platform
Highlights
Event-Driven Architecture • Observability • Full-Text Search
Built a distributed observability platform that ingests, processes, indexes, and visualizes streaming application logs in real time using Apache Kafka, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Lucene, and Grafana.
PulseDrop - Minimal Real-Time Incident Reporting System
Highlights
JWT Authentication • Role-Based Authorization • Ownership Validation
Built a secure full-stack incident management system featuring JWT authentication, role-based authorization, ownership validation, and a layered Spring Boot architecture with a React frontend.
VoltStream
Highlights
Medallion Architecture • SCD Type 2 • Delta Lake
Designed an end-to-end lakehouse data pipeline that ingests EV charging station and weather data, implements a Medallion Architecture with Delta Lake, and produces business-ready risk analytics.
Latest Posts
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Languages
Backend
Data & Storage
DevOps & Tools
Monitoring & Analytics
Academic Background
B.E. Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)
2023 – 2027