# Navin Varma - Personal Website

> Software builder, engineering leader, and writer focused on distributed systems, AI-assisted development, and the craft of building things that last.

## About This Site

This is the personal website of Navin Varma, an engineering leader at Workday with nearly two decades of experience building software. The site contains professional portfolio, blog posts on technology and leadership, and creative work including music production.

## Author

- Name: Navin Varma
- Role: Engineering Leader at Workday
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area
- Experience: 18+ years in software engineering
- Focus: Distributed systems, API design, engineering leadership, AI-assisted development

## Site Structure

- `/` - Homepage with introduction and recent writing
- `/about` - Professional journey, skills, and background
- `/portfolio` - Work at Workday including Content Platform and document generation systems
- `/blog` - Technical blog "Logic & Life" covering software architecture, leadership, and life
- `/creative` - Music production on SoundCloud and curated Spotify playlists
- `/connect` - Social links and contact information
- `/rss.xml` - RSS feed for blog posts

## Key Topics & Expertise

### Technical
- Distributed Systems Architecture
- API Design and Platform Engineering
- Document Generation Systems
- Microservices and Event-Driven Architecture
- Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes)

### Leadership
- Engineering Team Leadership
- Career Growth and Mentorship
- Technical Decision Making
- Remote Team Management

### AI & Development
- AI-Assisted Development (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot)
- Agentic AI Workflows
- Context Engineering
- LLM Integration Patterns

## Recent Blog Posts

### 2026
- "Adding Social Share Buttons in Astro" - How I built share buttons for my Astro blog
- "Architecting the Astro Rebuild" - The technical decisions behind rebuilding my personal website
- "Software Engineering as a Craft" - Thoughts on AI's impact on software engineering

### 2024
- "Things I've found useful being a remote manager" - Resources on remote leadership

### 2023
- "War and Peace" - A reflection on conflict and negotiated solutions

### Earlier
- Career reflections, tech industry observations, and personal essays dating back to 2013

## Professional Links

- Website: https://www.nvarma.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varmanavin/
- GitHub: https://github.com/navinvarma
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/navinvarma
- Featured: "Breaking the Code: Crafting Your Path from Developer to Leader" on Workday Life Blog

## Content & Feeds

- RSS Feed: https://www.nvarma.com/rss.xml
- Atom Feed: https://www.nvarma.com/atom.xml
- JSON Feed: https://www.nvarma.com/feed.json
- Sitemap: https://www.nvarma.com/sitemap-index.xml
- LLM Full Content: https://www.nvarma.com/llms-full.txt

## Content License

Blog posts and written content are the original work of Navin Varma. Please attribute when referencing or quoting.

## Contact

For professional inquiries: navinvarma at gmail dot com