Cloud & Backend Engineer
Building on the cloud,
engineering with purpose.
I'm Balakrishnan — an SDE at Pentafox Technologies with a primary focus on cloud architecture and infrastructure on AWS, while also handling backend engineering. AWS Certified Solutions Architect and multi-certified cloud practitioner. B.E. Computer Science from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology. NCC cadet and Reliance Foundation Scholar.
Experience
Software Development Engineer Current
Pentafox Technologies Private Limited · Full-time · Erode, TN
Software Development Engineer Intern
Pentafox Technologies Private Limited · Internship · Erode, TN · 10 months
Projects
Fridge Roulette
Live at fridge.balakrishnan.me — type what's left in your fridge and Amazon Bedrock's Nova Lite invents dinner. Built for the AWS Builder Center Weekend Creative Challenge on Lambda, API Gateway, S3 and CloudFront.
Python · Amazon Bedrock · AWS Lambda
↗ Read the writeup · fridge.balakrishnan.me
Serverless QR Code Generator & URL Shortener
Live at qr.balakrishnan.me — dynamic QR codes and short links on Cognito, API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, and CloudFront, entirely within the AWS free tier.
Python · React · AWS Lambda
↗ Read the writeup · qr.balakrishnan.me
MOU Management System
Web application to streamline Memorandums of Understanding between educational institutions and external organisations.
Python · Django · Web App
Password Generator
Browser-based password generator with user-configurable length, character types, and copy-to-clipboard support.
JavaScript · HTML · CSS
Skills
Backend
Cloud & Infra
Databases
Frontend
Tools
Foundations
Education
Bachelor of Engineering — Computer Science & Engineering
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (BIT), Sathyamangalam
Sep 2022 – Apr 2026
Reliance Foundation Scholar
Merit-based national scholarship by Reliance Foundation for academic excellence.
NCC Cadet
National Cadet Corps — discipline, leadership, and service beyond the classroom.
AWS Certifications
