David Kaplita | Backend & Firmware

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A backend engineer currently optimizing infrastructure at IBM Cloud. I specialize in Go, Kubernetes, and the firmware that keeps it all grounded. Based in Austin, TX.

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Status: Recently married (Project "Wedding 2025" deployed)
Language: French (Loading: 1% ... 🇫🇷)
Audio: Sony WH-1000 Series (Noise Cancellation: ON)

GitHub: github.com/DavidKaplita
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/david-kaplita
Email: davidkaplita@gmail.com
Resume: /data/resume.pdf

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[Projects]

Electronic Tic-Tac-Toe Hardware

A deep dive into micro-electronics using a TI MSP430 Launchpad. Built a fully functional game from scratch on breadboards, managing the logic entirely in C.

Hardware: Shift registers, LED drivers, and intricate physical layer wiring.
Complexity: Managed switch debouncing and state logic with 256 bytes of RAM.

> Watch the demo video [YouTube]

IBM Cloud IaaS Production

Designing high-availability backend libraries and firmware-adjacent cloud services.

Go Microservices Open Source

Advanced concurrency patterns and Kubernetes custom controllers.

[Projects]

Electronic Tic-Tac-Toe Hardware

IBM Cloud IaaS Production

Go Microservices Open Source

[Photography]