Learn more about me and what I do.
Raghavendra Bhat
Senior AI Engineer. Vibe Engineer.
Background
I am a Senior AI Engineer, Vibe Engineer, and systems-level thinker who has been deep in Linux, open-source infrastructure, and product engineering for over seven years. I build tools that give developers real ownership of their stack — from Nixopus (1300+ stars, open-source VPS management) to cross-platform apps like LucaMail.
Linux & Open-Source Roots
I have worked closely with the Open Source Science Foundation (OS-SCi) on Linux systems and contributed to Lomiri — the convergent GNU/Linux operating environment (formerly Unity 8) maintained by UBports. Lomiri powers phones, tablets, and desktops with a single open-source codebase built on Qt, QML, Mir, and Wayland.
I have guided people through Debian packaging workflows, mentored contributors on how distro packaging pipelines work, and spent years across multiple Linux distributions — Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Fedora, Alpine, and NixOS. I am comfortable at every layer of the stack, from kernel-adjacent tooling to desktop environments.
Infrastructure & Virtualization
Infrastructure is where I thrive. My hands-on experience spans containerization (Docker, LXC/LXD, Podman), virtualization (KVM/QEMU, Multipass), reverse proxies (Caddy, Nginx, Traefik), and orchestration (Docker Compose, Swarm). I have built CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, set up self-hosted monitoring stacks, and designed zero-downtime deployment strategies for production systems.
Nixopus itself is a product of this depth — it bundles Docker orchestration, Caddy reverse proxy, a built-in terminal, file manager, and 150+ extensions into a single self-hosted platform.
AI-Native Engineering
I build with AI, not just on top of it. From LLM integrations and retrieval-augmented generation to AI-powered product features and intelligent agents, I design systems where AI is a first-class component — not a bolted-on afterthought. I think about prompt engineering, model orchestration, and how to make AI features reliable at scale.
Hackathons & Competitions
I thrive under pressure — hackathons shaped how I think, build, and ship fast. I was building infrastructure tools before I even called myself an infrastructure engineer.
Built a smart infrastructure monitoring system with an analytics dashboard, alerting, and live container status updates — in 24 hours. The seed of what would eventually become Nixopus.
Reimagined the Hestia Control Panel UI. Built a modern, responsive server administration interface with React, Tailwind CSS, Three.js, and Chart.js — real-time data visualization and intuitive controls.
Beat 60+ participants across multiple colleges in real-time bug tracing, logic refactoring, and performance fixes under time pressure.
Won the best project award at the Inter College Project Exhibition.
What I Use
Languages: Rust, Go, TypeScript, Python, Bash
Frontend: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, React Native, Expo
Desktop: Tauri, Electron
Backend: Hono.js, tRPC, Prisma, Zod, WebSockets
Infrastructure: Docker, LXC/LXD, Podman, KVM/QEMU, Terraform, Ansible, Caddy, Nginx, Traefik, GitHub Actions
Cloud: AWS, Supabase
Data: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, SQLite
Linux: Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Fedora, Alpine, NixOS
AI: LLM integration, RAG pipelines, agent frameworks, prompt engineering
Get in Touch
Whether you want to talk about Linux packaging, infrastructure automation, open-source strategy, or just nerd out about self-hosting — I am always up for it.