I'm a Principal Platform Engineer based in Haarlem, Netherlands π³π±, currently working at Mercell as Principal Platform Engineer.
With 12+ years in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, I'm passionate about building reliable, scalable systems that empower development teams. My work focuses on AWS architecture, Kubernetes orchestration, and implementing GitOps practices that become organizational standards.
- ποΈ Platform Engineering: Building unified platforms that support 50+ developers across distributed teams
- βοΈ Cloud Architecture: Designing cost-optimized AWS infrastructures (20-30% reduction track record)
- π― Infrastructure as Code: Deep expertise in Terraform, Terragrunt, and AWS CDK
- π Observability: Implementing comprehensive monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack
- π GitOps: Establishing ArgoCD-based deployment practices for reliable, auditable releases
Cloud Platforms: AWS (10+ years) β’ Azure β’ GCP
Container Orchestration: Kubernetes β’ EKS β’ Docker β’ ArgoCD
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform β’ Terragrunt β’ AWS CDK β’ CloudFormation
Languages: Python β’ Bash β’ Go (learning)
CI/CD: GitHub Actions β’ GitLab CI β’ Azure DevOps
Observability: Prometheus β’ Grafana β’ ELK Stack β’ New Relic
- AWS Certified Security Specialty (2024)
- AWS Solutions Architect Professional (2022)
Current Focus:
- π¦ Rust - Building systems-level tools for infrastructure automation
- π§ Platform Engineering - Exploring Backstage and building internal developer portals
- ποΈ FinOps - Implementing advanced cost optimization with Kubecost and AWS Cost Explorer APIs
- π³π± Dutch Language - Progressing through A2 level for better local integration
Upcoming Projects:
- π¦ Terraform Provider - Working on a custom provider for internal tooling
- π€ GitOps Automation - Building tools to simplify ArgoCD workflows
- π Cost Analytics Platform - Open-source FinOps dashboard for multi-cloud environments
- π Observability Tools - Contributing to OpenTelemetry and Prometheus ecosystem
I'm interested in contributing to open source projects, especially those focused on:
- Platform engineering tools and frameworks
- Cloud infrastructure automation
- Developer experience improvements
- Projects with social or environmental impact
- βοΈ Email: contact@ezegodoy.com
- π Website: ezegodoy.com
- πΌ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/egodoy
"Building platforms that developers love to use" π