About Me
I’m Krishiv Piduri, a high school student passionate about building in the cloud and shipping real software. I’m AWS-certified, speak at industry events like DevOpsDays, and build tools that help others learn and grow. My interests lie at the intersection of cloud computing, DevOps, and impactful user-first products.
I recently organized a global hackathon with 140+ participants and spoke at DevOpsDays about embracing failure and tackling challenges before you’re “ready”.
Most confident in: AWS, Python, and React.
Experience
DevOpsDays Austin
Speaker
April 2025
Delivered a talk titled “Do What You’re Not Ready For: How Failing Fast Builds Stronger Engineers” at DevOpsDays Austin. Shared lessons from building and failing early in cloud and DevOps projects, encouraging aspiring engineers to embrace discomfort and learn by doing.
Launched a global hackathon to raise awareness about media bias and global misconceptions.
- Raised over $300,000 in sponsorship from major tech companies.
- Attracted 140+ participants from 4 continents.
- Recruited expert judges from Microsoft, Meta, SAP, Intel, and Google.
Built a mind-mapping platform that helps users visually explore complex topics.
- AI-powered expansion using OpenAI.
- Deployed on AWS with Firebase Auth and Google OAuth.
- Used by students and tutors for brainstorming and essay planning.
Technologies: React, Tailwind CSS, Firebase, AWS Lambda, OpenAI API, S3
A web app that guides students through the Feynman Technique for learning.
- Tracks study progress and comprehension.
- Real-time sync via Firebase; Auth with Google.
- Serverless backend via AWS Lambda.
Technologies: React, Firebase, OpenAI API, AWS Lambda, Tailwind CSS
Gave a talk on modern cloud-native deployment workflows to an audience of professionals and students at the Austin Kubernetes meetup.
Contributed to the SkyPilot project — a framework from UC Berkeley for running AI/batch jobs on any cloud or on-premise system.
Built the official website for MindTheGap Challenge using React. Fully responsive, informative, and designed for global participants.
An interactive web app that generates mind maps to explore new topics.
- Helps users brainstorm and research.
- Responsive UI built in React.
Technologies: React, JavaScript, CSS
Quiz app for standardized test prep. Pulls live questions from College Board’s APIs. Built in React with an emphasis on UI responsiveness.
Certifications
Validates expertise in automating, monitoring, and operating scalable, secure AWS infrastructure using CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices.
Demonstrates ability to design and deploy reliable, cost-optimized cloud architectures using AWS services.
Proficient in writing, deploying, and debugging cloud-native applications on AWS using SDKs, CLI, and Lambda.
Skilled in deploying, managing, and operating workloads in AWS with focus on automation, monitoring, and cost control.
Covers foundational AWS concepts, including services, architecture, billing, and security.
Education
Westwood High School
High School Diploma (Graduating 2026)
2024 - Present
Weighted GPA: 5.667/6
Unweighted GPA: 4.0/4