Syed Mannan Saood - Systems Developer & Software Engineer Portfolio

Interactive retro-themed OS workstation and professional portfolio of Syed Mannan Saood. Specializing in low-level systems engineering, Rust compiler/VFS systems, eBPF kernel instrumentation, distributed telemetry pipelines, and custom RTL/silicon design verification.

About Syed Mannan Saood

I'm a systems developer and software engineer with a deep passion for building high-performance, kernel-level, and low-level software from scratch. My areas of focus include Rust, eBPF network observability, peer-to-peer protocols, and silicon hardware verification.

Over the past few years, I have engineered custom Kubernetes observability pipelines, designed virtual file system layers for Android sandbox environments, and authored NAT hole-punching P2P shells in Rust. My background bridges the gap between hardware-level logic gates (such as SystemVerilog DMA controllers and NoC QoS routers) and scalable cloud platform engineering.

Technical Specifications & System Capabilities

System CPU & Languages

  • Rust (95%): Core systems programming. Author of eBPF kernel monitors, custom Virtual File Systems (VFS), and secure peer-to-peer QUIC network shells (Punch).
  • Go (85%): Distributed systems and cloud backend pipelines. Developed telemetry ingress endpoints, Kubernetes operators, and API synchronizers.
  • SystemVerilog / Verilog (90%): Silicon RTL hardware design and verification. Built Network-on-Chip (NoC) QoS packet routers and DMA memory interfaces with UVM testing suites.
  • TypeScript & JavaScript (92%): Web client apps, Chrome extensions, and server runtimes. Developed high-concurrency Node backend architectures.
  • C & C++ (80%): Memory management, pointer manipulations, low-level compilers, and kernel patches.
  • Python (82%): Verification scripts, rapid automation setups, data mapping, and script engines.

System Architecture & Backend

  • eBPF & Linux Observability: Kernel-space instrumentation. Captured live TCP socket descriptors and payload maps directly on network namespaces.
  • POSIX Virtual File Systems (VFS): Designed SAF-VFS storage bridge for sandboxed Android storage access.
  • Docker & Kubernetes: Configured cluster topologies, microservices load-balancers, multi-tenant rules, and observability tracers.
  • Node.js Runtimes: Event-driven network sockets, live WebSocket systems, and asynchronous thread schedulers.

Frontend Interface Systems

  • React & Next.js: Single Page Apps and static site generations. Implemented advanced custom state controls, retro design assets, and responsive view layouts.
  • CSS & Tailwind CSS: Custom typography, layout grids, animations, theme tokens, and GPU-accelerated canvas styling.

Databases & Storage Controllers

  • PostgreSQL: SQL relational databases, indexed search algorithms, transaction locks, and query speed optimizations.
  • MongoDB: NoSQL document cache, configuration stores, and fast sync streams.
  • Redis: Distributed key-value cache, Pub/Sub socket queues, and shared memory storage.

Project Repositories & Interactive Workbenches

Software Systems

Sennet — Kubernetes Observability System

Role: eBPF Kernel Probing & Telemetry Compiler

Description: SaaS-ready Kubernetes observability platform. Utilizes kernel-space eBPF probes to capture deep socket descriptors and inspect payloads in real-time, enabling cost estimates and network maps without container sidecar overlays.

Keywords: Rust, eBPF, Go, Kubernetes, Observability, Telemetry

termi — Android Terminal Emulator & VFS Bridge

Role: Virtual File System Architect & Rust Daemon Developer

Description: Next-generation Android terminal emulator designed in Rust. It utilizes a custom SAF-VFS storage bridge translating standard POSIX file operations into Google Document SAF requests, bypassing Android sandbox permissions.

Keywords: Rust, Android, VFS, Google Storage, Sandboxing

Punch — CLI Peer-to-Peer NAT Tunnel

Role: P2P NAT Protocol Architect

Description: CLI networking tool for secure peer-to-peer remote shells and file transfers. Implements NAT traversal / UDP hole-punching using STUN protocols, establishing direct tunnels without third-party middle servers or VPN layers.

Keywords: Rust, P2P, QUIC, Iroh, NAT Holepunch, Security

Dhani — High-Speed Trading Middleware

Role: High-Performance API Architect

Description: High-speed trading middleware bridging legacy MetaTrader 5 (MT5) with modern fintech APIs (Dhan). Implements real-time Symbol translation, position synchronization, and concurrent latency audits.

Keywords: Go, Fintech API, MT5 Integration, Latency auditing, Concurrency

Silicon & RTL Engineering

QoS Network-on-Chip (NoC) Router

Role: IP Core RTL Design & Verification

Description: Advanced 3x3 Network-on-Chip packet router IP core. Designed with virtual channel flow control, providing independent routing queues (VC0/VC1) to isolate high-priority traffic and prevent downstream system bottlenecks.

Keywords: SystemVerilog, RTL, VLSI, UVM, Hardware IP Core

2-Channel DMA Memory Controller

Role: RTL Designer & Verification Engineer

Description: High-throughput 2-channel direct memory access controller IP block. Implements Round-Robin read/write arbitration cycles to maximize memory bus throughput without CPU intervention.

Keywords: SystemVerilog, Verilog, RTL, UVM, DMA, Hardware

Contact Syed Mannan Saood

Contact Mannan for systems software contracting, silicon verification consultations, or technical roles in high-performance computing.

Email Address: syed.mannan@outlook.com

GitHub Codebase: github.com/MannanSaood

LinkedIn Connection: linkedin.com/in/mannansaood