- Systems architecture - designing & delivering resilient, scalable services
- All parts of Kubernetes, from components to patterns - Custom operators, CNI & CSI, progressive delivery, etc.
- Building platforms that get out of the way of the consumers
- Everything-as-code - infrastructure (GitOps), policy, docs
- Database cluster operations - scaling, sharding, capacity planning
- Event-based architectures and stream-processing
- Building automation and 'bridging the gap' - custom utilities (CLIs & scripts), APIs and MCPs - anything to streamline the mundane and add reliability!
- Useful observability and actionable insights
- Learning and teaching
I'm always open to new ideas and I like to think I'm pragmatic, not dogmatic.
- Family days out ⛱️
- Learning new technologies and paradigms 👨💻
- Tinkering with hobby projects and 'scratching the itch' 🤓
- Working out and longboarding 🏋️🛹
- Reading fantasy fiction and playing D&D 📖🎲