Sashwat Karuvayil

Software engineer and builder working across confidential computing, Linux automation, infrastructure, and product engineering.

Currently:   Senior Engineer at IBM India Systems Development Lab, Bengaluru
Focus:       Confidential computing on IBM LinuxONE, OS tooling, Go SDKs, CLIs
Usually in:  Go, Python, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible
Also into:   Embedded systems, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, automation, ham radio
Work acct:   github.com/Sashwat-K

I like projects that start as a blank page and end as something real: a library, a CLI, a provider, an infrastructure stack, a device, or a service that can survive production use.

• Confidential computing tooling for IBM LinuxONE workloads.
• Go SDKs and CLIs that hide the boring sharp edges of cryptography-heavy workflows.
• Terraform and Ansible automation for repeatable infrastructure.
• Linux, backend, and DevOps systems with a bias for clear operational behavior.
• Hardware-adjacent projects where software has to meet the physical world.

I write about backend systems, Linux automation, confidential computing, and the engineering details that show up once software meets production.

• Building the IBM Confidential Computing Contract Toolchain - Why we built contract-go, contract-cli, and a Terraform provider to ship confidential workloads on IBM Confidential Computing without hand-rolling crypto. Apr 26, 2026 Go Terraform Provider Confidential Computing Open Source
• Confidential Computing: Securing Data During Processing - Why encryption at rest and in transit aren't enough, what trusted execution environments add, and where confidential computing fits. Apr 19, 2026 Confidential Computing Security Cloud

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