Hi, I'm Balasankar C 👋

Geek. Freedom. Privacy.

Senior Software Engineer at GitLab | Debian Developer | Free Software Advocate

🔍 About Me

My name is Balasankar C, but that is way too many syllables and not so easy on the tongue for everyone. So, you can just call me "Balu".

I am from Kalady, Kerala.

I work on the Build team at GitLab, where I help build and maintain the code that powers GitLab's package distribution and deployment systems.

🎩 Identities & Contributions

• Debian Developer - Contributing to one of the most influential Linux distributions
• Mozillian - Part of the Mozilla community
• GNOME Foundation Member (Emeritus) - Contributing to the GNOME ecosystem
• Administrator, Malayalam Wikisource - Preserving Malayalam literature digitally
• GSoC 2016 Alumnus - Completed Google Summer of Code with Indic Project on Malayalam spellchecker

🛠️ Interests

• Free Software Philosophy - Committed to software freedom and the principles around it.
• Privacy Advocacy - Exploring social and technical aspects of individual privacy.
• Infrastructure Automation - Building declarative, version-controlled solutions that minimizes human interactions.
• Package Management - Debian/RPM repositories, content distribution at scale.
• Container Orchestration - Kubernetes, operators, and scaling strategies.