Senior Infrastructure & Backend Engineer

Software engineer with a strong background in infrastructure, backend systems, and developer tooling. Enjoys building systems that are easy to operate, easy to change, and automate repetitive work. Strongest areas include Nix/Linux, CI/CD, infrastructure, and Rust/Python. Most recently, as a Founding Engineer at Alpha Story, they built features across the stack, led an authentication migration, automated infrastructure with OpenTofu and GitHub Actions, cut CI times by more than half, and stepped in to lead engineering. Previously, worked in production operations supporting over 100 AWS-hosted government websites, writing internal tools for operational workflows. Contributes to open-source projects like nixpkgs, Home Manager, Hyprland, NVF, and pullomatic. Personal projects focus on Nix, Linux, Rust, and developer tooling. Seeking backend, platform, infrastructure, or developer tooling roles.