I build practical software systems, developer workflows, and production-style infrastructure that I can operate end to end.
Open to SWE / DevOps / Platform Engineering opportunities.
const ctchen = {
building: [
"production-style TypeScript and Go services",
"GitOps homelab and personal FinOps workflows",
"Neovim plugins that reduce context switching",
],
operating: ["k3s", "Argo CD", "Helm", "GitHub Actions", "observability"],
interestedIn: ["platform engineering", "developer tools", "backend systems"],
status: "Looking for SWE / DevOps roles",
};Taiwan pet adoption and lost-pet matching platform with public shelter data sync, smart matching, LINE Bot flows, and GitOps deployment.
Focus: Ministry of Agriculture data sync, lost-pet matching, notification flows, and production-style Kubernetes delivery.
TypeScript Node.js Express PostgreSQL LINE Bot Helm Argo CD Kubernetes
Multi-machine k3s GitOps homelab for personal FinOps, self-hosted apps, scheduled market research, and private observability.
Focus: GitHub Actions image publishing, Argo CD sync, Traefik access boundaries, persistent storage, and Grafana dashboards.
TypeScript Python k3s Argo CD Helm GitHub Actions Grafana
Neovim control surface for OpenSpec workflows, adding task summaries, workspace context, HTML reports, and implementation sessions.
Focus: artifact parsing, task progress summaries, workspace cockpits, dark-mode reports, and provider-aware commands.
Lua Neovim OpenSpec Developer Tools



