About
I'm a Principal Engineer at Scalefusion with expertise in building system-level features like live SSH terminal interfaces. I'm also a Django CMS Fellow, helping shape the roadmap of the Python ecosystem's most popular CMS. I'm passionate about solving meaningful problems, building robust systems, and pushing technical boundaries. When I'm not coding, you'll find me reading, listening to/playing music, sketching, or enjoying a good cup of coffee.
I have 12 years, 11 months, and 14 days of professional experience (since February 1, 2013), with deep expertise in Python, Django, Go, TypeScript, and modern system design. I've architected and delivered exceptional products at scale, including a multi-tenant CMS serving 3,000+ websites and handling millions of requests monthly. In 2025, I contributed 57 merged pull requests and reviewed 139 pull requests across open source projects, maintaining momentum in infrastructure modernization and ecosystem health.
Backend Mastery: 12+ years with Python and Django, 5+ years shipping Go in production, optimizing for performance and scalability at every level. Frontend Strength: 7+ years of React, 13+ years JavaScript/TypeScript. This full-stack depth enables me to navigate complex systems and collaborate effectively across all engineering disciplines.
I excel at optimizing performance, enhancing security, and architecting systems that scale. As a Core Developer at DjangoCMS and Django Software Foundation Individual Member, I've refined my expertise in line with industry best practices while mentoring the next generation of developers.
Infrastructure & DevOps: Proficient across AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, and Azure. I design and deploy robust, scalable solutions that meet enterprise reliability standards. My work includes CI/CD optimization, database architecture, and containerized deployments at scale.
Leadership & Mentorship: As a Principal Engineer and team leader, I've built high-performing teams that consistently exceed expectations. I foster cultures of innovation, code quality, and continuous learning while practicing what I preach through daily contributions to open source and personal projects.
In my free time, I enjoy reading, spending time with my family, and contributing to open source projects. My wife, Rituparna Dey, is the founder of ScoopHubs.com, a digital marketing company.
What I'm Doing Now
At Scalefusion, I'm shipping system-level features including live SSH terminal interfaces and building infrastructure that scales. As a Django CMS Fellow, I'm modernizing the ecosystem—in 2025 alone, we published Django CMS 5.0 with major JavaScript rewrites, CSP compliance, and Django 6.0 compatibility work.
My rhythm: Early mornings for the gym, days for focused work, evenings for open-source contributions, weekends for deep reading and family. I'm deliberately building habits around long-form thinking, writing, and creating.
Current technical obsessions: Go's concurrency model and internals, OS-level programming, high-performance networking, distributed systems design, and practical AI workflows. Also deeply invested in code quality, mentorship, and helping developers grow.
Books on My Desk
- Deep Work by Cal Newport — revisiting for sharper focus
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson — timeless clarity on leverage and self-mastery
- The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel — reframes decisions and behavior with money
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig — makes you slow down and think deeply
- Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann — constant source of insight for backend systems
- Compilers (The Dragon Book) by Aho, Lam, Sethi, Ullman — foundational and fascinating, still working through it
- Concurrency in Go by Katherine Cox-Buday — sharpens my understanding of Go's concurrency model
📖 Full list & themes → vinitkumar.me/books-on-my-desk
I often share thoughts from these on Twitter or LinkedIn.
Connect with me
You can connect with me on LinkedIn and Twitter/X @vinitkme. You can also reach me via email at mail@vinitkumar.me.
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I hope you enjoy reading my essays.