Ruikang Tao (Rico)

AI Infra Engineer at Verda

I work on GPU observability and cluster reliability. My background is in cloud infrastructure and software engineering.

Writing

Why two health checks reported different GPU states, and how I fixed the architecture.

How NVIDIA’s GPU monitoring tools fit together, from device metrics to cluster monitoring.

A Kubernetes deployment on AWS using Terraform, with Prometheus and EFK for monitoring.

A cold-room monitoring system with temperature tracking and alerts.

An AI museum guide that answers questions about artifacts.

Jan 2026 – present

AI Infra Engineer

GPU observability and cluster reliability for AI infrastructure.

May – Aug 2025

Cloud Engineer

Cloud infrastructure, AWS serverless systems and IoT.

Jun 2022 – Aug 2024

Software Engineer

Architecture and software delivery for complex microservices systems.

Cloud & Network Infrastructures

Aalto University & Université de Rennes · 2024–2026

University of Oulu · 2018–2022

For questions or a conversation, email ruikang.tao21@gmail.com.