Cloud and platform architecture
Designing secure, private and observable environments on AWS, including networking, compute, Kubernetes, storage, databases and resilient service boundaries.
PAWELKRZYWICKI.COM // PERSONAL SYSTEM
I build reliable systemsin the cloud, in code, and in the real world.
Senior DevOps engineer, cloud architect and developer with more than two decades in technology. I design infrastructure, automate delivery, prototype products and turn complicated ideas into working systems.
- Senior DevOps Engineer
- Cloud Architect
- Developer
- AI Builder
20+
years in technology
PL / UK
Polish roots, British experience
BUILD
learn by making things real
ABOUT
Engineer by profession. Builder by nature.
I am a Polish technology professional who has spent more than two decades in the United Kingdom, working across DevOps, cloud architecture, development, infrastructure automation and platform engineering.
My approach is practical: understand the system, simplify it, automate what repeats, test it in a real environment and ship something useful. I enjoy architecture, engineering and delivery far more than corporate theatre.
Away from formal work, I run an extensive self-hosted lab, experiment with AI, build software products, design infrastructure, operate a small 3D-printing setup and work on practical engineering projects around the home and workshop.
My current work brings AI-assisted software development together with real operations: turning ideas into web and mobile products, building repeatable GitLab releases, and using live dashboards to see what is actually running. I work across AWS and Azure, self-hosted platforms and creative automation, keeping human judgment in the loop where it matters.
EXPERTISE
What I work with
My work sits where infrastructure, software, security and product thinking meet.
DevOps and delivery automation
Building repeatable infrastructure and deployment workflows that reduce manual work and make releases predictable.
Systems design and operations
Connecting architecture to day-two reality: monitoring, networking, access, upgrades, failure modes, capacity and maintainability.
AI-enabled product prototyping
Exploring practical uses of language models, intelligent workflows and automation while developing deeper AI engineering capability.
Self-hosting and homelab engineering
Running real services, clusters, storage, monitoring and network infrastructure in a hands-on laboratory built for learning and experimentation.
Maker and practical engineering
Bringing the same systems mindset to 3D printing, solar power, workshops, garden buildings, product ideas and physical problem-solving.
Azure infrastructure engineering
Building modular cloud foundations with private networking, Kubernetes, managed databases, identity boundaries and repeatable infrastructure delivery.
Creative production automation
Connecting research, scripts, media generation, rendering, review and distribution into practical workflows with visible progress and explicit failure states.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Things I build
A mixture of production engineering, personal platforms and product concepts. Some are complete, some are active, and some are deliberately experimental.
PROFESSIONAL
01
Cloud platform blueprints
Secure AWS environments with private networking, Kubernetes or container platforms, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability and controlled connectivity.
BUILT
02
DevOps Tasks
A deployable task and evidence platform using FastAPI, Docker, SQLite and PDF output to make technical work easier to track and prove.
PRODUCT CONCEPT
03
I Got You
A wellbeing application concept that uses smartwatch signals and subtle interventions to help young people recognise and manage stress.
IN DEVELOPMENT
04
Interactive learning platform
A family-focused learning system for the Polish curriculum, with parent and student views, interactive material and bilingual support.
IN DEVELOPMENT
05
Security audit platform
A modular platform that brings security tools, findings and evidence into one consistent workflow instead of a collection of disconnected commands.
ONGOING
06
Engineering Homestead
A broader engineering and content project covering workshops, DIY, solar, automation, self-hosting and the satisfaction of building useful things yourself.
ACTIVE
07
3D-printing workshop
A small multi-printer setup used for practical product development, replacement parts, fixtures, stands, brackets and on-demand manufacturing ideas.
EXPERIMENTAL
08
Automation lab
A collection of tools for content routing, social publishing, data workflows and repeatable online business processes.
ACTIVE
09
OpsView
A self-hosted operations portal that connects project inventories, service health, infrastructure relationships and deployment history in an interactive mission-control view. Reported release events and observed reachability stay distinct.
IN DEVELOPMENT
10
Frame / YouTube Studio
A video production studio connecting research, original scripts, AI-generated scenes, narration, editing and YouTube distribution. Channel policies, review gates, generation budgets and live production reporting make the creative workflow observable.
MVP
11
Farm Nearby
An Android-first local produce platform connecting farmers and customers through nearby listings, collection reservations and saved-area alerts, backed by a geospatial API.
EARLY ACCESS
12
Before
An Android and web application that helps people pause before paying unfamiliar online sellers. It brings domain and public business signals together, with clear uncertainty and a checkout warning in its shopping browser.
BUILT
13
Azure infrastructure blueprints
Modular Terraform foundations for private Azure platforms: networking, AKS, databases, storage, identity and delivery workflows. Separate module repositories and platform configuration support repeatable deployments.
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
How I work
The habits and values behind the technical work.
Build to understand
Documentation matters, but a working system reveals assumptions, edge cases and trade-offs that diagrams alone cannot show.
Automate repetition
If a task is predictable and repeated, it should become code, a pipeline, a template or a dependable process.
Test in reality
I prefer real deployments, real traffic, real hardware and observable behaviour over solutions that exist only in presentations.
Speak directly
I value honest technical discussion, clear ownership and useful criticism. Problems improve faster when nobody hides them behind jargon.
Keep learning
My regular pattern is to choose a difficult subject, build around it, document what works and carry the lesson into the next system.
Make work mean something
Family, faith, responsibility and craftsmanship matter. Technology is most valuable when it improves real life rather than becoming an end in itself.
Use AI with engineering discipline
I use AI to explore, build and iterate, then check the result against working software, real constraints and observable behaviour. Automation earns trust through verification.
BEYOND THE TERMINAL
The rest of the system
The same curiosity follows me away from the keyboard.
Polish roots, British experience
I built my adult career in the UK and am planning the next chapter closer to Poland, combining experience from both places.
Hands-on projects
Workshops, garden buildings, energy systems, networking, home automation and practical construction are part of how I relax and learn.
Making and designing
I enjoy 3D printing, product concepts, custom parts and solving small physical problems with a designed object.
Strength and discipline
A background in bodybuilding shaped my preference for consistency, measurable progress and doing difficult things repeatedly.
Writing and creating
I develop video ideas, practical engineering content and a long-form science-fiction story alongside technical projects.
Always learning
Current learning includes deeper AI engineering, product architecture and Spanish - usually through projects rather than passive study.
CONTACT
Have a hard problem worth building around?
I am most interested in cloud and platform architecture, DevOps leadership, AI-enabled products, automation and practical engineering collaborations.