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Kapil

@kapil4.bsky.social

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Hi, I’m Kapil — a software engineer and builder. Currently building Vitality: an AI companion for everyday wellness. https://kapillamba4.github.io/

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Kapil @kapil4.bsky.social · 8d

Just published a new write-up on Medium:

kapillamba4.medium.com/faster-datab...

If you work on highly available & scalable systems, you might find it useful

#Scalability
#Database
#DatabaseOptimization
#PerformanceOptimization
#SystemDesign
#HighAvailability
#EngineeringBestPractices

Faster Database Queries: Practical Techniques

On Target’s Data Platform team, we tune our job-orchestration platform to stay fast and reliable through seasonal sale peak load.

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Kapil @kapil4.bsky.social · Oct 5

This is so true

Kapil @kapil4.bsky.social · Oct 2

More about Vitality → vitalityapp.fit

#AI #HealthTech #Fitness #Wellness #Nutrition #MealLogging #WorkoutTracking #MacroTracking #CalorieTracking #HabitTracking #Mindfulness #Sleep #BuildInPublic #Startup #SideProject

Vitality: Body & Mind - AI Wellness Companion

Start your journey to a healthier, stronger, more confident you. AI-powered companion for smarter eating, energizing workouts, and everyday wellbeing. Snap photos, track progress, feel recharged.

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Kapil @kapil4.bsky.social · Oct 2

Launching Vitality: Body & Mind — AI wellness that logs meals from a photo, tracks workouts in plain English, and gives balanced guidance. Be an early user + share feedback.

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#AI #Fitness #Wellness

Vitality: Body & Mind: An AI companion for everyday wellness | Product Hunt

Vitality: Body & Mind - Your AI companion for smarter eating, energizing workouts, and everyday wellbeing. Snap photos to log meals, track workouts with ease, and feel more energetic, clearer, and con...

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Kapil @kapil4.bsky.social · Sep 28

For the full article:
kapillamba4.medium.com/hierarchical...

#Observability
#Metrics
#SRE
#Monitoring
#ScalableSystems
#DataEngineering
#Federation
#Efficiency
#Telemetry
#Infrastructure

Scaling Prometheus: Managing 80M Metrics Smoothly

At Flipkart, we faced a challenge at the API Gateway, where roughly 2,000 instances of the gateway application were emitting close to…

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Kapil @kapil4.bsky.social · Sep 28

Scaling metrics is about designing for efficiency — handling volume cleanly, not clumsily.

I dig into how we handle millions of metrics while keeping storage and querying optimized.

Kapil @kapil4.bsky.social · Sep 26

I broke down each habit in this article with why it matters and how to execute it:
medium.com/@kapillamba4...

#IndividualContributor #Productivity #Teamwork #EngineeringCulture

8 Habits to Keep Big Projects Moving as an Individual Contributor

During my time at Flipkart, I collaborated on multiple cross-team projects. Here are the habits that helped me manage the chaos and keep…

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Kapil @kapil4.bsky.social · Sep 26

Big projects stall not because of tech, but because habits break down.
Here are 8 habits I picked up working across teams that keep things moving

Kapil @kapil4.bsky.social · Sep 26

I’ve written a deep dive with practical patterns you can apply right away:
kapillamba4.medium.com/reliability-...

#Reliability #ZeroDowntime #SRE #Backend

Reliability as a First-Class Citizen: Patterns for Zero-Downtime Applications

This article outlines a comprehensive approach across the application lifecycle — design, programming and ops that ensures your…

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Kapil @kapil4.bsky.social · Sep 26

Most systems aren’t designed to survive failure.
But they can be. Here are some lessons I’ve learned about building reliable, zero-downtime apps

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