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I am Sai Yerni Akhil Madabattula, a Software Developer who loves to build and tinker applications.

I'm passionate about building robust systems, exploring new technologies, and sharing my learnings through writing. Currently working with Go, GraphQL, React, Docker, and cloud technologies to build scalable developer platforms and applications at GEICO Tech.

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Looking back at my CKA Preparation

I was first introduced to Kubernetes while working at Publicis Sapient on a Commerce Intelligence project, where a few hundred web scrapers were run using Kubernetes workflows to scrape e-commerce data. Then I didn’t pay much attention to it and most...

Nov 13, 2025
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Learning Compilers: How it made me a better Software Engineer

Today, I’m a software engineer at GEICO, with over 4 years of experience. When I look back at the subjects I studied that really helped me, I must go back to the first programming language I learnt: C, before I started my undergrad. I memorised the s...

Nov 9, 2025
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Review of "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Picked it up last year but lost interest. But now picked this and I don't regret that. I have previously had history lessons in my school, but they're either just an account of a particular period. But this gives a brief (as already in its name) pic...

Jan 30, 2022
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Building a Scrollspy and more using React and IntersectionObserver API

What is an IntersectionObserver ? An IntersectionObserver is a utility in the native browser APIs which lets us check whether an element has intersected the viewport or any other ancestor. I came across this while I was trying to build a scroll spy,...

Jan 2, 2022
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Moving from Bootstrap to Tailwind.CSS

I know a lot more people getting started with web development learn bootstrap as the very initial step to master because it helps in prototyping more rapidly without having to write/focus a lot on media queries or writing custom CSS (removes all the ...

Sep 16, 2021
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