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build it well. keep it running.
i help small teams build, improve, and maintain the systems behind their products. hands-on infrastructure, backend engineering, and modern websites; practical AI integration where it makes sense.
based near Freiburg; working remotely across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Europe. selected freelance projects alongside my work at SWR Audio Lab.
cloud & DevOps for small teams
reliable deployments, useful monitoring, and infrastructure your team understands. i replace manual setup with reproducible configuration, untangle delivery pipelines, and review hosting costs; documented so the next engineer can take over.
EU-sovereign hosting & migrations
more control over where your systems run and who they depend on. i assess the current setup and help move services to European providers or in-house infrastructure; with backups, a rollback plan, and the tradeoffs made explicit.
data residency, provider dependencies, and operational responsibility considered together.
audio & broadcast tech
connect studio systems, live metadata, and listener apps without fragile workarounds. i build the services behind radio, podcast, and smart-speaker experiences; drawing on years of hands-on engineering in public broadcasting.
backend & API development
build a new service or make an existing one easier to trust. APIs, integrations, and background processing in TypeScript, Go, or Rust; with tests, clear interfaces, and enough visibility to understand what happens in production.
websites & CMS
replace an aging website with something faster and easier to maintain. statically generated sites or a modern CMS; keeping existing content and URLs in mind, simplifying publishing, and giving your team a clear editing workflow.
a site your team can update; a setup someone else can maintain.
responsible AI adoption & integration
turn a useful AI idea into a working system with clear boundaries. i use new models, agents, and tools early in my own work; then help teams choose a narrow use case, control data access and costs, and keep people responsible for the result.
ARD RAKI: editorial control and transparent AI use · self-hosted AI tools
maintenance & support
keep production systems healthy through regular care. scheduled updates, security patches, monitoring reviews, and backup restore checks; catching small problems before they become emergency projects.
ongoing care for existing infrastructure and services, including projects i didn’t originally build.
how we can work together
a focused project, a second pair of eyes, or ongoing support.
- build or improve – a scoped piece of work, from understanding the problem through implementation and handover.
- review & advise – an infrastructure review, architecture decision, or migration plan; clear findings and practical next steps.
- maintain & support – regular time for keeping services healthy; scope and cadence agreed around what your team needs.
decisions and documentation stay in your repository. standard tools, lean dependencies, and a handover your team can use; no setup that only i know how to run.
project scope and timing are agreed up front. German or English; remote-first, with on-site workshops by arrangement.
let’s talk about your project
tell me what you’re building, what needs to change, and when. a rough budget helps if you have one; a few lines are enough to check fit, scope, and availability.
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