Cloud Architect | Technical Product Manager | Marathoner | Event‑Driven Systems & Kubernetes

I live at the intersection of Enterprise Cloud Architecture, Distributed Systems, and Endurance Sports.
This space is where I experiment, learn in public, and share what works (and what really doesn’t).
If you’re here for code, start with the Runs App and Infra/Terraform labs in the sections below.

• Runs App (Personal Running Platform)
  A multi‑service running platform that ingests data from Garmin/Strava and gives deeper insights for marathon training.
  Stack: Java, Spring Boot, RabbitMQ/Kafka, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes (WIP).
  Focus areas: event‑driven ingestion, training‑cycle analytics, and opinionated APIs for runners and coaches.

• Agentic AI Frameworks for Engineers
  Exploring AI agents to support engineers and platform teams:

  • Auto‑triaging stale branches and PRs.
  • Reconciling Terraform state with live Kubernetes/EKS/AKS resources.
  • Drafting ADRs and changelogs from commit history.
    Early experiments live in repos under sathishjayapal with “ai” or “agent” in the name.

• EKS Resource Mapping & Infra Labs
  Working on taking an existing EKS cluster and reverse‑engineering it into maintainable Terraform modules.
  This is part of a set of infra labs for engineers moving from “eksctl click‑next cluster” to “versioned, reviewed, Terraformed infra”.

I write longer, opinionated breakdowns of systems and patterns at sathishjayapal.me.

• From eksctl to Terraform: Making Sense of EKS Resources
  How to reverse‑engineer an EKS cluster created with eksctl into clean Terraform modules you can actually maintain.
  👉 Read: https://sathishjayapal.me/eksctl-to-terraform-eks-mapping/

• Designing Scalable Queues for Real‑World Workloads Patterns for moving from hobby queues to resilient RabbitMQ in production‑like setups: dead‑lettering, back‑pressure, and observability.
  👉 Read: https://sathishjayapal.me/2025/10/24/designing-scalable-queues-for-personal-projects/

• Running, Recovery, and Systems Thinking (if you have or plan a post tying running to architecture)
  Connecting long‑run training cycles, feedback loops, and how that maps to building reliable distributed systems.
  👉 Read: https://sathishjayapal.me/2025/12/31/from-marathon-dreams-to-injury-recovery-a-runners-journey/

I cross‑post selected articles to Medium with canonical links back to the blog so everything resolves to the source of truth.

Languages & Frameworks
Java • Spring Boot • Spring Cloud • REST APIs • Event‑Driven Architectures

Cloud & Infra
AWS • Azure

• Marathoner: 9 total marathon finisher.
• Philosophy: Applying the "Resiliency" principles of Cloud Architecture to human recovery and injury prevention.
• Local: Madison/Sun Prairie, WI. Always down for tech talk over South Indian cuisine.

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