Punit Naran

“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” ~ N. Tesla

Sort:
Tags:

About Me

I am a Senior/Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at TikTok, where I collaborate with multiple teams across many countries to maintain systems at massive global scale.

I define myself as a driven Polyglot Engineer. I don’t just use tools; I build them. Deeply involved in AI Engineering—creating and fine-tuning models rather than just consuming APIs.

My passion lies in the deep end of technology: Embedded Systems, Reverse Engineering (Hacking), and Quantum Computing. I obsess over Design Patterns and advanced system architecture, specializing in microservice patterns like Live Context, RPC, and mTLS.

I know a lot because I never stop learning. Whether it’s optimizing a high-frequency trading bot or securing an IoT network, I bring a depth of knowledge and a hacker’s mindset to every challenge.

Experience

01/2024 - Present
Platform Engineer @ Deloitte
Contracted to improve client services, innovate solutions, and manage on-call duties. Focused on cloud platform services and automation to streamline processes across various languages.
09/2022 - 01/2024
Senior Software Engineer @ Crypto Quantique
Architected Post-Quantum Cryptography solutions. Implemented mTLS on embedded devices (RPi/Arduino) using Kyber/Dilithium. Optimized Go microservices for high-throughput IoT security.
05/2021 - 09/2022
Software Engineer @ Roke
Defense and National Security projects. Utilized Java, C++, and Python for secure communications and signal processing duties. Worked in hardened environments.
08/2019 - 05/2021
Software Developer @ ASM Assembly Systems
Developed industrial automation software for SMT placement machines. Focus on C#, WPF, and real-time control systems.
06/2018 - 08/2019
Development Support @ Epos Now
Triaged and resolved production issues for cloud-based POS systems. Scripted automation tools in Python to reduce manual support load.

Professional Skills

Interactive 3D Skill Matrix

Projects

🔐
Cryptography Post-Quantum mTLS on IoT
Implemented quantum-resistant mTLS key exchange using Kyber and Dilithium algorithms. Optimized for constrained resources on RPi Zero and Arduino.
🧠
AI Engineering LLM Fine-Tuning
Fine-tuned domain-specific large language models using Llama-Factory. Optimized inference pipelines for performance and relevance.
🏎️
Go Lang Advanced Go Profiling
Deep diagnostics of production systems using pprof, heap analysis, and goroutine tracing to identify and resolve complex memory leaks and race conditions.
🛡️
Security Offensive Pen Testing
Ethical Hacking and penetration testing workflows. Automated vulnerability scanning and capability auditing for hardened infrastructure.
🤖
DevOps Polyglot Automation
Comprehensive automation framework leveraging Linux internals, Python scripting, and Go binaries to orchestrate complex system operational tasks.
☸️
Cloud Native Custom K8s Operator
Built a custom Kubernetes Controller in Go to manage stateful application lifecycles and automate Day-2 operations.
🌡️
Observability Chaos Engineering
Resilience testing framework injecting network latency and pod failures to validate system recovery SLAs in production environments.