# Nithish C

**Software Engineer & Systems Builder**

> Passionate about crafting resilient systems, clean architectures, and developer tooling. Interested in distributed systems, backend infrastructure, agentic automation, and open-source software.

## Contact & Links
- **Website:** https://nithishc.dev
- **Email:** contact@nithishc.dev
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/nithishc
- **Self-Hosted Source:** https://source.nithishc.dev
- **Location:** Bengaluru, India

## Technical Skills
- **Core Languages:** Go, Rust, TypeScript, Python, SQL
- **Infrastructure & Systems:** Linux (Debian), Docker, Caddy, Systemd, Reverse Proxies, Networking
- **AI & Agentic Tech:** Model Context Protocol (MCP), llms.txt Architecture, Autonomous Agents, Prompt Engineering
- **Data & Tooling:** PostgreSQL, Git / Forgejo, CI/CD Pipelines, Typst, REST / HTTP/2

## Experience
### Systems Architect & Developer — Developer Infrastructure & Systems (2024 — Present)
*Location: Self-Hosted / Independent*

- Architected and self-hosts developer infrastructure including Forgejo Git, Caddy reverse proxy with automated TLS, and streamable MCP servers.
- Engineered agent-optimized web architectures supporting content negotiation (text/markdown), llms.txt discovery, and zero-trust sandboxing.
- Built automated CI/CD pipelines deploying Docker containers and native systemd daemons with zero downtime.

## Featured Projects
### [Developer Infrastructure Hub & MCP](https://source.nithishc.dev)
*Self-hosted developer cloud and AI agent context hub*

Production Debian VPS infrastructure running Forgejo Git, automated Caddy TLS, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for remote agent pairing.

**Tech Stack:** Go, Docker, Caddy, MCP, Debian Linux

### [Marinade](https://source.nithishc.dev/nithishc/marinade)
*Recipe management monorepo and multi-platform platform*

Comprehensive recipe curation engine with native Android application, backend APIs, and developer tooling.

**Tech Stack:** Kotlin, Python, Android, REST APIs

### [Media Pipeline Automation](https://source.nithishc.dev/nithishc/media-pipeline)
*Automated document and digital asset ingestion*

High-throughput pipeline automating cloud storage synchronization, categorisation, and media delivery.

**Tech Stack:** Python, Cloud Storage, Async Processing

## Education
- **Computer Science & Engineering** — Engineering Degree (Completed)
  - Focus on Systems Programming, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, and Distributed Computing.

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*Last Updated: 03 Nov 26 00:00 UTC*