As a freelance software and DevOps engineer based in Heidelberg, I focus on GenAI and LLM platform engineering, delivering solutions for AI-driven applications, including model routing, RAG pipelines, fine-tuning, embeddings, moderation workflows, and observability for production AI workloads. I also design and implement cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and DevOps workflows to ensure scalable, reliable, and secure software solutions.

Key Expertise Areas

  • GenAI / LLM Platforms: Azure OpenAI APIs (chat, embeddings, moderation, fine-tuning), vLLM, RAG pipelines, model routing, multi-tenant AI deployments, observability for AI workloads (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
  • Cloud-Native & Distributed Systems: Microservices, Kubernetes-native development, backend development, distributed systems
  • Data Engineering & Storage: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, data pipelines
  • DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitOps, canary rollouts, containerization, orchestration
  • Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Terraform, Crossplane, Ansible, HashiCorp tools (Vault, Consul)
  • Observability & Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, tracing/logging
  • Cloud Platforms & Services: AWS (API Gateway, VPC, CloudWatch, EKS, S3, Glacier, Polly, SQS, SNS, IAM), Cloud Foundry

Programming Languages (ordered by proficiency)

  • Go(lang)
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • Java (Spring Boot)

DevOps & Toolchain

  • Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Operators, K9s
  • CI/CD & Deployment: Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitOps, canary rollout
  • Infrastructure Automation: Terraform, Crossplane, Ansible, HashiCorp (Vault, Consul)
  • Observability & Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Promitor
  • Version Control: GitHub, GitLab