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Experienced Go architect (15 years; Zalando, StreamElements).
I untangle fragile microservice architectures and make them boring again.
I’ve modernized fragmented microservices for hyper-growth companies, migrated Riak → Postgres under hard deadlines, and turned chaotic legacy systems into stable, scalable platforms.
Recent impact
Overhauled business-critical messaging systems for high-volume, low-latency workloads. Simplified/retired 11+ microservices, reduced latency, and improved observability — enabling a hyper-growth partner launch ahead of competitors.
Led discovery, design, and delivery of an auditable, multi-source, high-throughput inventory tracker — giving an e-commerce client immediate stability and a scalable foundation for years of growth.
Migrated an auth database from Riak → Postgres under a hard deadline (World Cup traffic). Zero downtime and smooth scaling through peak load.
Ideal clients
Berlin/EU scale-ups with distributed systems complexity — fragile
microservices, data-intensive platforms, or legacy architecture that's become
a liability.
€100+/hr retainer. Fixed-bid projects also considered.
Available now for 3–6 months.
As an industry we really need a better way to tell what’s going g where than:
- someone finally reading the T&Cs
- legal drafting the T&Cs as broadly as possible
- the actual systems running at the time matching what’s in the T&Cs when legal last checked in
Maybe this is a point to make to the Persona CEO. If he wants to avoid a public issue like this then maybe some engineering effort and investment in this direction would be in his best interest.
But I’ve seen a lot of similar claims - just open LinkedIn for a second - and I always come back to the same questions:
- What value has been delivered?
- How much did you spend?*
- How long did it take _all told_?
I know you made a context management db. But if your argument is that AI is the future like this then that seems a somewhat self-referential proof.
What value has been delivered/products built outside of tooling to build products?
I’m aware you probably can’t be 100% open here - IP and all - but I feel it would go a long way to reinforcing your arguments the more concrete you can be.
* points for being up front about the 1000 per engineer minimum. But there’s still the human cost and actual token cost here
The fact that we’re all talking about it, and not at all surprised, is a great example we can take when making the case for more 9’s of reliability.
* well, very technical power users.