# Mohit Ranka

> Engineering leader. Builder of data platforms, developer tooling, and reliable distributed backends.

Mohit Ranka is an engineering leader focused on data platforms, developer tooling, and reliable distributed backends. He prefers clarity over cleverness, long-term impact over short wins, and systems that scale from one team to many.

Experience highlights:
- LinkedIn: consolidated diverse data sources into a near-real-time platform
- Postman: led the web launch
- Booking.com: built identity and SSO systems

Location and background: India; B.Tech. from Vellore Institute of Technology.

Primary contact: mohitranka@gmail.com
Site: https://www.mohitranka.com

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.mohitranka.com/): About Mohit Ranka — background, focus areas, and selected writing
- [Writing](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog.html): Full archive of older technical and personal essays
- [Contact](https://www.mohitranka.com/contact/): Email contact for architecture, reliability, or AI-system topics

## Writing

- [Superfast lag-free SSH](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/superfast-lag-free-ssh/): SSH ControlMaster tips for faster long-running remote sessions (2013)
- [RDBMS vs. NOSQL?](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/rdbms-vs-nosql/): When relational databases fit highly available ecommerce platforms and when they do not (2013)
- [One click website deployment with Octopress](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/one-click-website-deployment-with-octopress/): Notes on revamping a personal site with Octopress and GitHub Pages (2013)
- [The curse of the gifted](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/the-curse-of-the-gifted/): Reflection on talent, sharing, and Eric Raymond's essay (2011)
- [What it means to work for a startup](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/what-it-means-to-work-for-a-startup/): On commitment, vision, and early-stage team culture (2009)
- [On being a champion](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/on-being-a-champion/): Lessons from sport applied to resilience and comebacks (2009)
- [Just another day in the office](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/just-another-day-in-the-office/): A long debugging day and the feeling of shipping the fix (2009)
- [The best XKCD ever?](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/the-best-xkcd-ever/): A short note on a favorite XKCD comic (2009)
- [Guest blogged at twistedgenes.com](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/guest-blogged-at-twistedgenescom/): Guest post mixing Python and philosophy (2008)
- [Nerds!](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/nerds/): Short note on nerd culture (2007)
- [and I feel lucky…](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/and-i-feel-lucky/): On the value of meeting and interacting with smart people (2007)
- [Harry Potter vs. LOTR](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/harry-potter-vs-lotr/): Comparative take on two fantasy series (2007)
- [Success — How does one get it?](https://www.mohitranka.com/blog/success-how-does-one-get-it-/): Early reflection on success and what drives it (2006)

## Optional

- [GitHub](https://github.com/mohitranka): Code and open-source experiments
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohit-ranka): Professional profile
- [Sitemap](https://www.mohitranka.com/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable list of public pages
- [Atom feed](https://www.mohitranka.com/atom.xml): Legacy feed of older posts
- [Full text for LLMs](https://www.mohitranka.com/llms-full.txt): Complete page and post text for answer engines