Felix Gläske
Verified Expert in Engineering
Go Developer
Felix is a software engineer and consultant offering a variety of services around distributed systems, application development and the cloud in general. He's experienced in planning, writing, and operating distributed systems, both in the application and the infrastructure side. He can help you to determine if you can/should move to a cloud provider and assist you on the path of migration.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Kubernetes, Go, Linux, Git
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Work Experience
DevOps and Back-end Engineer
Zeppelin Lab
- Used Terragrunt in a large setup.
- Evolved the infrastructure from single to multiple environments.
- Implemented features in Golang.
- Handled CI/CD with CircleCI and ArgoCD.
- Managing Kafka.
- Managed a Kubernetes multi cluster.
- Utilized Helm.
DevOps Engineer
Mindtrustlabs
- Set up and maintained a k8s cluster.
- Managed infrastructure using Terraform.
- Developed the back end using Golang.
- Managed ingresses using Traefik.
DevOps Engineer
Talone.One
- Wrote Kubernetes operators.
- Conducted experimental research.
- Showcased experiments.
- Developed prototypes to production-ready pieces.
Lead Engineer
Cloudradar
- Reviewed potential candidates.
- Reviewed code.
- Designed architecture for a cross-platform monitoring tool.
- Implemented a system monitoring tool.
- Worked on data aggregation.
- Implemented CI/CD workflow.
- Built and hosted Linux packages (rpm/deb).
DevOps
HeyCar
- Reverse engineered the existing non-documented setup.
- Architected a cluster creation workflow.
- Managed infrastructure with Terraform.
- Deployed and managed clusters on AWS.
Software Engineer
Zeidler Legal Services
- Created an MVP for a document sharing system based on IPFS.
- Integrated IPFS into the application.
Lead Developer
XBT
- Created system architecture for a cryptocurrency trading system which should be used by in-house traders.
- Created an end-to-end encrypted message system based on ZeroMQ.
- Created APIs consumed by front-end/mobile clients.
- Communicated with multiple exchanges, read data, analyzed data, and forwarded actions based on analysis.
- Handled latency-sensitive application requirements.
- Created and implemented network architectures.
Software Engineer
Epulze
- Designed and implemented a tournament and betting platform.
- Developed testing strategies.
- Integrated with a bunch of external services.
Software Engineer
Exaring AG
- Deployed and ran software on Kubernetes.
- Developed software in Golang.
- Integrated and used Prometheus.
- Implemented Slack integrations and microservices.
- Worked with AWS Lambda.
- Created infrastructure with Terraform.
- Created Prometheus exporters.
- Worked on a traffic distribution service.
Golang Infrastructure Engineer
MustWin.com
- Added HashiCorp Consul support to Kubernetes.
- Analyzed Etcd storage implementation and adapted to Consul.
- Worked around implementation differences in Etcd and Consul.
DevOps/Back-end Developer
Splash/Viorama
- Developed the back end in Golang.
- Managed cluster functionality with Kubernetes.
- Utilized GKE and GCE.
System Engineer and Developer
Kinsta.com
- Handled system provisioning with Ansible.
- Connected web UI with an Ansible-based back-end system.
- Handled setup/deployment of HA databases, Nginx, and PHP engines.
- Handled web app development with Laravel 5.1.
DevOps
Efa GmbH
- Managed various services like Jira, Confluence, GitLab, and Jenkins.
- Handled testing/staging/production system management with Ansible.
- Developed a Docker-based local development environment.
- Implemented CI/CD integration based on Docker/Jenkins.
- Developed processes to keep systems and Docker files up to date.
- Implemented several monitoring/alerting systems.
- Implemented task runners for HuBot.
DevOps
MediaEvent Services GmbH & Co. KG
- Created different application stacks with Amazon OpsWorks.
- Converted plain Bash scripts to Chef cookbooks and recipes.
- Created application deployment processes.
- Analyzed which orchestration tool fits best for the company.
Software Engineer
Performates UG
- Reviewed the old application created by an agency.
- Created an SOA for the new application.
- Created an application with Laravel based on the functionality of the old application.
- Handled administration of the Linux servers.
Software Engineer
Semigator GmbH
- Created a back-office application for internal use with AngularJS.
- Created a REST API for the AngularJS application.
Software Enigneer
Ampelmann GmbH
- Developed an internally used time tracking solution.
- Created methods to export to other services.
- Created the front end with Bootstrap.
- Built an interactive GUI with JavaScript.
Software Engineer
ByteFM
- Implemented a web player with Node.js.
- Handled administration of all servers, including web servers and database servers. Created backup plans and more.
- Maintained a legacy PHP system.
- Protected the website against SQL injections.
- Implemented new features and fixed bugs.
Experience
Ansible Cluster
https://github.com/soupdiver/ansible-clusterCloudRadar
Waipu.tv
https://www.waipu.tv/Skills
Languages
PHP, JavaScript, Go, CSS
Tools
Ansible, Jenkins, Git, NGINX, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Google Compute Engine (GCE), Slack, Terraform, Chef, Subversion (SVN)
Platforms
Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Engine, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Ubuntu, MacOS, Windows, iOS
Other
Back-end, NFS, Prometheus, IPFS, Kubernetes Operations (kOps)
Frameworks
Laravel, CodeIgniter, Bootstrap, AngularJS
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, jQuery, ZeroMQ, Terragrunt
Storage
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, NoSQL, CouchDB
Paradigms
Test-driven Development (TDD)
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Applied Computer Science
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft - Berlin
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