Merge pull request #7424 from Sbragul26/community-member-kavitha-karunakaran

[Community] Add Member Profile: Kavitha Karunakaran

Author: Rajesh-Nagarajan-11

src/collections/members/kavitha-karunakaran/index.mdx

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+name: Kavitha Karunakaran
+position: Contributor
+image_path: ./kavitha-karunakaran.webp
+github: matrixkavi
+twitter: ""
+linkedin: kavitha-karunakaran-9aa20829
+layer5: 553a1e19-c2c3-4047-a461-68e98fe93fba
+location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
+bio: "Software engineer with 15+ years of experience designing resilient, high-scale backend and infrastructure systems."
+status: Active
+published: true
+---
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+Kavitha Karunakaran is a software engineer with 15+ years of experience designing resilient, high-scale backend and infrastructure systems. She has contributed to global organizations including Hewlett Packard, Deloitte, Robert Bosch, State Bank of India, and Upsun (formerly Platform.sh), delivering platform-level improvements across global product environments and regulated banking systems.
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+Her expertise spans complex distributed systems challenges including resource isolation, container orchestration, high availability, and storage architecture. She brings deep hands-on experience in Java, Go, and Python, along with a strong interest in Rust, combined with architectural thinking and cross-functional influence. Kavitha is a strong advocate of clean design, reliability engineering, and long-term maintainability.
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+Having carved out dedicated time to focus on open source, she is now actively contributing to the CNCF ecosystem through Meshery. Based in Bengaluru, she is passionate about cloud-native technologies, developer experience, and collaborative innovation.
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+Outside of her professional work, she enjoys traveling, singing, playing keyboard, and creating pencil sketches. She also cherishes spending quality time with her husband and child.