systems / databases / infra / code
i like understanding how things actually work
databases, distributed systems, backend code, infra, tooling — doesn’t really matter
if there is a system, i can get inside it, break it down, and make it behave
background:
- mathematics
- production systems
- a lot of time spent debugging things that shouldn’t break
- design and run systems that have to stay alive under load
- debug performance issues (db / code / infra)
- build tools to remove manual work
- read code i didn’t write and figure out what’s wrong with it
- make systems simpler and more predictable
- databases (mostly postgresql)
- backend (python, go, sql)
- infrastructure (kubernetes, automation, ci/cd)
- observability and debugging
- data / internal tooling
postgresql, linux
go, python, bash
kubernetes
ansible, terraform
prometheus, grafana, loki
(and whatever is needed)
- prefer simple solutions over clever ones
- test failure, not only success
- automate everything that repeats
- understand before changing
not tied to a specific stack
comfortable switching domains if needed