Tharun P Karun👋
Lead Engineer & Team Lead architecting high-impact platforms for millions. Driven by a lifelong curiosity that started with bare-metal servers and evolved into leading AI-powered ecosystems at scale.
More than code — I focus on solving real problems with thoughtful engineering.
Whether it's reducing database query times by 70%, designing fault-tolerant systems, or mentoring junior developers — I bring end-to-end ownership and cross-functional collaboration to every project I touch.
Featured Projects
AI Voice Coaching Assistant
An intelligent real-time conversational agent capable of human-like interaction with barge-in support. Designed to provide personalized career guidance and instant feedback through a natural voice interface.
Government-Scale Career Platform
Architected a state-wide career guidance infrastructure serving millions of students. Facilitated large-scale assessments, scheduling, and secure data exchange for public sector education initiatives.
Psychometric Assessment Engine
A comprehensive multi-lingual assessment platform delivering real-time scoring and personalized career recommendations based on advanced psychometric models.
Writing & Ideas
Top Articles
Still going strong after 10+ yearsInstall Mac OS X Mountain Lion on VMware — Ultimate Guide
The definitive guide to running Mac OS X on VMware. One of the most-read tutorials on this blog, originally featured on IBM developerWorks.
Famous Indian Mathematicians — Profile and Contributions
A comprehensive overview of legendary mathematicians from Ramanujan and Aryabhatta to Shakuntala Devi — their discoveries and lasting impact.
Latest Posts
The Home Lab
My personal playground for DevOps experiments. A self-hosted cloud infrastructure running on Proxmox VE, secured by Cisco VLANs, and accessible via Cloudflare Tunnels. It's where I break things so I can build them better in production.
What I Do
Languages
JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL
Frameworks
Node.js, Express
Databases
PostgreSQL (queries, functions, materialized views)
DevOps
Azure, AWS
AI
Azure OpenAI Chat Completions, Responses API integrations
Tools
Git, Linux
Let's Build Something Amazing
Looking for a lead engineer or architect for your next project? Let's talk about how I can help you build scalable, production-ready systems.