TEJAS GUPTA
Notjustanengineer.
Abuilderofworlds.
I'm fascinated by what happens behind the curtain — the invisible systems that make things just work. Right now I'm building that at PhysicsWallah, where hundreds of thousands of students tune in live every day, and it's my job to make sure nothing breaks.
Cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes at scale, security systems that think for themselves — that's my playground. I love the puzzle of making complex systems feel effortless.
Outside of work, I'm usually on a stage somewhere talking about cloud, leading the AWS community in Mumbai, or wandering through a new city with a camera. Ha Long Bay was the last place that made me forget about uptime.
What I work with.
Cloud & Scale
Multi-account AWS, Kubernetes at 100+ microservice scale, serverless, and everything in between.
Platform Engineering
CI/CD, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code — automating everything from build to deploy.
Security & Observability
WAF rules that block 2B+ threats/month, real-time dashboards, and incident response.
AI & Automation
Building intelligent systems — from AI-powered workflows to cloud-native automation at scale.
Certified by
Tier-3 college to unicorn.
No connections. No fancy degree. Just a laptop, an AWS free tier account, and an unreasonable amount of stubbornness.
AWS Community Builder — Third time's the charm
Rejected twice, accepted on the third attempt. Selected for the Networking & Content Delivery track. Persistence > talent.
AWS Community Builder — Third time's the charm
Rejected twice, accepted on the third attempt. Selected for the Networking & Content Delivery track. Persistence > talent.
Joined PhysicsWallah as DevOps Engineer
Walked into a unicorn startup and took ownership of infrastructure that serves millions. The beginning of the scale chapter.
Joined PhysicsWallah as DevOps Engineer
Walked into a unicorn startup and took ownership of infrastructure that serves millions. The beginning of the scale chapter.
Core Organizer — AWS Community Day Mumbai
Helped bring together hundreds of cloud professionals at The Lalit Hotel. From attendee to organizer in two years.
Core Organizer — AWS Community Day Mumbai
Helped bring together hundreds of cloud professionals at The Lalit Hotel. From attendee to organizer in two years.
Invited as Hackathon Judge — VesHack 2024
From participating in hackathons to judging them. Evaluated solar energy investment platforms at GGSIPU, Delhi.
Invited as Hackathon Judge — VesHack 2024
From participating in hackathons to judging them. Evaluated solar energy investment platforms at GGSIPU, Delhi.
Won 'Best DevOps Implementation' — India DevOps Show
36-hour hackathon turned into a national award. Built a platform engineering tool (CIA) that won internally, then externally in Bangalore.
Won 'Best DevOps Implementation' — India DevOps Show
36-hour hackathon turned into a national award. Built a platform engineering tool (CIA) that won internally, then externally in Bangalore.
Promoted to Senior Platform Engineer
From DevOps Engineer to owning the entire platform infrastructure at PhysicsWallah — the system that 100K+ students depend on daily.
Promoted to Senior Platform Engineer
From DevOps Engineer to owning the entire platform infrastructure at PhysicsWallah — the system that 100K+ students depend on daily.
Spoke alongside Jeff Barr at AWS Armenia
Self-funded trip to deliver a talk on AWS WAF & Security at the American University of Armenia. Shared the stage with AWS's VP & Chief Evangelist.
Spoke alongside Jeff Barr at AWS Armenia
Self-funded trip to deliver a talk on AWS WAF & Security at the American University of Armenia. Shared the stage with AWS's VP & Chief Evangelist.
On stage, around the world.
I believe the best engineers are also the best communicators. From Armenia to Mumbai, I share what I learn.
B.E. Computer Science
University of Mumbai · 2019–2023
Tier-3 college, first-generation engineer. Everything after this was built from scratch.
40+ articles and counting.
Open Source & Projects
84+ repositories spanning cloud automation, DevOps tools, infrastructure as code, and web applications.
Let'sbuild
somethingtogether.
Whether it's cloud architecture, a speaking opportunity, or just a conversation about tech and travel — I'm always open to connecting.
Designed & Built by Tejas Gupta