Runner • Systems and AI Infrastructure developer

Welcome to my Den.

I like understanding the principles that make complex systems tick - from operating systems and databases to ML infrastructure and computer architecture.

Current Focus

Database development
AI Infrastructure
LLM Systems

Hello, I’m Vikram! I’m a systems developer who is far more interested in the principles that make complex systems tick than in code for its own sake. I enjoy diving into hard technical problems, breaking them down to their fundamentals, and finding elegant solutions. I earned my master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where I focused on Computer Systems & Security and developed a strong interest in Machine Learning and Business Management. My core areas are Operating Systems, Storage Systems, Computer Architecture, Networking, and Distributed Systems, and over the years I’ve also built experience in Embedded Systems. More recently, I’ve been exploring the systems side of ML infrastructure—a space I find especially compelling because it sits at the intersection of systems, scale, and architecture. Right now, I’m a Senior Database Kernel Developer/Lead/Manager at Oracle, working on the Virtual Operating Systems team in Redwood Shores. Looking ahead, I want to contribute more deeply to open source and be an active part of the broader open-source ecosystem, where collaboration and transparency help drive meaningful innovation. If you’d like to talk about systems development, aircraft, hiking, ships, submarines, or bimmers, feel free to reach out—I’m always up for a good conversation.

Skills

OS Kernel Development

Storage Systems

Distributed Systems

Embedded Systems

Network Systems

Database Systems

Formal Verification

C

Rust

CUDA

Python3

Go

C++

Dafny

Git

Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE)

GDB, Make, Lex/Yacc

Systems Performance Instrumentation

eBPF

Observability

Machine Learning

Large Language Models

GenAI Infrastructure

Agents and Harnesses

Work Experience

July 2021 - Present

Senior Manager, Development

Virtual OS - Core Database Kernel, Oracle

May 2020 - May 2021

Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Computer Systems | Teaching Assistant for Distributed Systems | Research Assistant at Parallel Data Lab, CMU

College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

May 2020 - August 2020

System Software Engineering Intern

Android game streaming platform, Nvidia

June 2015 - July 2019

Collaboration Solutions Engineer (Automation)

CX Collaboration, Cisco Systems

Project Portfolio

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Recommendations

For Outstanding Graduate TA Award: “Xinhao, Abhilasha, and Vikramraj are truly a dynamic team with serious expertise and dedication to improving the quality of education and student experience at the INI…They didn’t just help the students; they worked with the students in a way that allowed for discovery and learning.”

Patrick Tague

Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Director, Information Networking Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Systems Druid

Oct 04, 2024

CMU & I

A personal reflection on growth, grit, and love during my time at CMU

CMU Systems Programming Machine Learning