Data Platform · December, 2024 — June, 2025
Software Engineer Intern, Atlan
My internship at Atlan was my introduction to building and operating software where failures have real consequences. I worked on core platform systems involving workflow orchestration, large-scale metadata processing, security, and observability. What stood out most was learning that production debugging is rarely about fixing the error you can see. It is about following the chain of events behind it, understanding how the system reached that state, and finding a solution that holds up the next time it happens.
What I worked on
- Worked on workflow orchestration and reliability, including the transition toward more durable execution and better failure handling.
- Debugged large-scale production workflows where seemingly small issues could cascade into repeated failures across millions of assets.
- Improved the security and reliability of platform integrations by addressing how credentials and operational data were handled.
- Strengthened observability and debugging workflows so engineers could get from an incident to its root cause with less guesswork.
- Built a strong foundation in backend engineering by working on problems that crossed application code, infrastructure, and distributed systems.
Technologies
Python · Argo Workflows · Temporal · HashiCorp Vault · Data Governance