Software Engineer turned Platform Engineer | Developer Tools Builder
By day, I help engineering teams build, secure and operate cloud platforms at enterprise scale.
By night, you'll find me automating my home, contributing to Home Assistant, self-hosting random services, or building open-source tools that solve real problems—like giving users control over their own devices.
I genuinely believe great technology should make life easier for developers and users alike.
I work in Platform Engineering and DevOps, obsessed with enabling development teams to move faster, safer, and with less friction.
My sweet spot:
- Internal Developer Platforms — building the infrastructure so devs don't have to
- GitHub Enterprise & Actions — currently scaling this at BASF, 9+ environments
- CI/CD Strategy & Automation — from Azure Pipelines to GitHub Actions
- DevSecOps & Observability — Datadog, monitoring, incident response
- Infrastructure as Code — Terraform, Docker, Python automation
- Developer Experience — the often-forgotten art of making tools that spark joy
Over 10 years, I've walked the path from backend engineer (Spring Boot) → cloud infrastructure → SRE → platform architect.
What I learned: The best infrastructure is invisible. It gets out of the way so engineers can focus on building products, not fighting tooling.
That philosophy shapes everything I do.
I'm the maintainer and driving force behind Congatudo — a community ecosystem that gives Cecotec vacuum robot users local-first control instead of cloud lock-in.
111+ stars. 34+ forks. Real impact.
Why it matters:
- 🏠 Home Assistant integration — hardware control, on your terms
- 🤖 Valetudo server replacement — open-source cloud alternative
- 🔓 Local-first by design — no phone-home nonsense
- 🌍 Community-driven — users become contributors
The core belief: Users should own their devices. Manufacturers shouldn't hold them hostage behind cloud APIs.
This project taught me how to build developer tools that people actually want to use. Tools that solve real friction.
I also maintain a suite of Home Assistant automations — reusable blueprints that help others automate complex smart-home scenarios without reinventing the wheel.
My home server isn't just a collection of services.
It's my personal platform engineering testbed—where I experiment with automation, security, observability, and resilience patterns before they reach production environments.
Services:
- Home Assistant (orchestrator)
- Immich (photo library, self-hosted)
- Paperless-ngx (document management)
- Emby (media server)
- AdGuard Home (DNS security)
- CrowdSec (threat detection)
- Headscale (self-hosted VPN)
- Pangolin (secure tunnel access)
Infrastructure:
- Dedicated home server + Raspberry Pi backup node
- Oracle Cloud VPS instances
- Automated backup strategy (Kopia)
- Centralized monitoring & alerting
- Self-hosted, air-gapped where it matters
✅ Reliability — things should Just Work™
✅ Security — defense in depth
✅ Automation — repetition is friction
✅ Simplicity — KISS principle
✅ Data ownership — it's mine
Every decision reflects what I advocate for professionally.
- GitHub Actions Terraform Azure
- Docker Python PowerShell
- Bash Datadog Databricks
And in my playground: Home Assistant, Kopia, Headscale, CrowdSec.
- Developer tooling patterns (how to build tools devs love)
- GitHub ecosystem & Actions workflows
- Static analysis & code scanning
- Platform Engineering at scale
- Self-hosting architectures & resilience
- Security automation
- Open-source sustainability
I love connecting with platform builders, tool makers, and open-source enthusiasts.
If you:
- 🛠️ Build developer tools
- 🏗️ Design platforms
- 🤖 Automate things (professionally or obsessively)
- 🌍 Care about open-source
- 💡 Think deeply about DevEx
...we'll probably get along.
📬 Reach out:
Currently: Senior Platform Engineer @ BASF | Remote, Spain