Cloud-native engineer building reliable infrastructure, developer tooling, and applied AI systems.
I'm Daksh Pathak, a software developer and open-source contributor working across Kubernetes, backend systems, security policy, and applied AI. Currently a GSoC 2026 mentee with the University of Alaska, building TENeT end-to-end.
Affiliated with
Selected work
All projects
TENeT
Telehealth Effectiveness and Necessity Tracker built with the University of Alaska through Google Summer of Code 2026.
Kube-Janitor
Kubernetes controller that cleans up problematic pods and reports deletion events through Slack.
Blue Carbon Registry Platform
An AI and blockchain powered platform for transparent, verifiable blue carbon project monitoring.
Experience
Full timelineMay 2026 - Present
Google Summer of Code
MenteeGSoC 2026 Mentee
Alaska (University of Alaska) - TENeT · Remote
Selected for Google Summer of Code 2026 with the Alaska organization for TENeT, the Telehealth Effectiveness and Necessity Tracker.
Building the TENeT platform end-to-end using Python, Docker, React, and TypeScript.
Working as first author on the TENeT research paper.
Mar 2026 - Present
Minder - OpenSSF (LFX)
Member / ContributorOpenSSF Member
Securing open source software supply chains
Actively contributing to Minder, an OpenSSF project under LFX focused on securing open source software supply chains.
Worked on testing and Rego policy logic to improve reliability and policy validation workflows.
Collaborated through the open source contribution process to review issues, submit improvements, and align changes with project standards.
Jan 2026 - Mar 2026
CNCF (Kyverno)
ContributorOpen Source Contributor
Cloud-native policy engine contributor
Contributed to the Kyverno policy engine, successfully merging multiple pull requests into the main branch focused on improving unit tests and fixing bugs.
Implemented and validated CEL (Common Expression Language) expressions to enhance policy validation logic.
Collaborated with maintainers via GitHub and Slack to resolve issues while adhering to cloud-native best practices.
Aug 2025 - Dec 2025
Netaji Subhas University of Technology
Research AssistantUndergraduate Research Assistant
Research on Mobile Charging Systems/Infrastructure · Delhi, India
Conducted research on Mobile Charging Systems/Infrastructure, focusing on efficiency, wireless protocols, and hardware-software interfacing.
Analyzed power delivery metrics using MATLAB and Python to optimize power delivery under varying load conditions.
Capabilities
Cloud Native & DevOps
Backend Engineering
Frontend Engineering
Security & Policy
Machine Learning & Data
Let's work together
Have a cloud-native, open-source, or backend problem worth solving?
I'm open to interesting projects, research collaborations, and full-time roles.