TGCP
A terminal-based project for working with Google Cloud Platform resources through a focused, keyboard-driven interface.
View repository Software developer · Forward deployed engineering
Close to
the problem.
Built to ship.
I’m Santhana Krishnan, a software developer with 5+ years of experience building educational software and developer tools. I’m pursuing forward deployed engineering roles where I can get close to user workflows, connect systems, and turn real needs into working software.
How I approach the work✳ Understand workflows✳ Build practical integrations✳ Python · Bash · Git✳ Explain clearly
01 / Selected work
Practical tools for real-world workflows.
datastore-tui
A terminal user interface project centered on making datastore workflows easier to inspect and operate from the command line.
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A search project for Japanese language content, designed to make relevant information easier to find.
View repositoryreq
A developer tool focused on working with HTTP requests and API workflows.
View repository02 / About
Translate a real need into useful software.
Software developer · Course instructor
Chennai, India
Chennai, India
At IIT Madras, I contribute to an educational portal and administrative workflows while teaching computational thinking, Python, system commands, and data structures and algorithms. That work asks me to move between building software and helping people understand technical ideas.
I’m drawn to forward deployed engineering because it brings those parts together: learn how people actually work, find the useful technical path through the constraints, and build something that fits their environment.
03 / How I work
Understand the context. Build for the situation.
Learn the workflow
Ask clear questions, understand the constraints, and define what a useful outcome looks like.
Build the smallest useful solution
Use the right mix of code and integration to solve the immediate problem without adding needless complexity.
Close the loop
Make the solution understandable, gather feedback, and carry what you learn into the next iteration.
04 / Relevant experience
Hands-on software work, grounded in real users.
JAN 2021 — PRESENT
Software Developer · Course Instructor · Project Associate
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Contribute to an educational portal and administrative workflows. Teach computational thinking, Python, system commands, and data structures and algorithms; analyze student performance to understand learning needs. Use Python, Bash, and Git, with exposure to Google Cloud App Engine, Firebase, and Compute.
MAY 2019 — JUL 2019
Engineering Intern
Grinntech Motors and Services
Performed structural, modal, and harmonic finite element analysis in ANSYS, following ARAI-048 standards.
5+ years building practical software
Software development, workflow support, and technical teaching at IIT Madras since 2021, alongside an earlier engineering analysis background.
5+ years experience
05 / Education
An engineering foundation, applied to software.
2020
M.E. Engineering Design
Anna University · College of Engineering Guindy, Chennai
2018
B.E. Mechanical Engineering
Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli
06 / Get in touch
Let’s solve something useful.
[email protected] · I’d be glad to talk about forward deployed engineering opportunities.