About me

Michael Seifert

Software Engineer

     

I am a consulting Software Engineer who helps his clients minimize the operational and maintenance cost of their software. I specialize in the architecture and implementation of Python systems in Cloud environments.

Are you operating a software system that fails to meet the existing availability or performance requirements? KPIs are looking bad, the system is getting slower by the day, and the IT support is flooded with tickets.

Are you developing a software solution that just doesn't take off? Development progress is unexpectedly slow, even though the teams are working hard to meet deadlines.

Do you want to develop a new, low-maintenance solution to ensure none of the above will happen?

If you answered “yes” at least once while reading the above, chances are high that I can support you. Please see the following overview and find out how I helped my clients in previous projects:

Scaling an application for processing video data

Python
Python
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Celery
Celery
Kafka
Kafka
S3
S3
Prometheus
Prometheus
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
OAuth2
OAuth2
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PlantUML
Key contributions:
  • Identify and implement necessary architectural changes in collaboration with the Solution Architect
  • 10⨯ increase in overall system throughput, making it available to more customers
  • 50⨯ performance increase and stabilization of a business-critical ETL process
  • Ensure system availability and operation in day-to-day business

Certification AWS Solutions Architect Associate

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AWS
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S3
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Route 53
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ELB
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EC2
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EBS
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IAM
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Aurora

Software service for processing media files

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Python
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Kafka
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Faust
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Docker
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S3
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Prometheus
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Terraform
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Ansible
GitOps Infrastructure as Code
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PlantUML
Key contributions:
  • Implementation of Event Sourcing using Kafka as the exclusive data storage
  • Design and implementation of a Serverless Framework to execute predefined workflows, similar to Apache Airflow, OpenFaaS or AWS Lambda
  • Automated provisioning and configuration of infrastructure for test and production environments
  • Automated software releases (Continuous Deployment) based on version control tags
  • Ensure system availability and operation in day-to-day business

Automated identity verification based on passports and ID cards

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Java
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Spring Boot
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MongoDB
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Vue.js
CloudFoundry
Key contributions:
  • CloudFoundry Buildpack to reuse existing company IP for optical character recognition
  • Web page visualizing intermediate results of the business processes for sales demos and stakeholder management
  • Reduction of technical project risks through prototypes and feasibility studies

Unified communication channels to the customer for use in CRM

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Java
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ActiveMQ
Key contributions:
  • Architectural concept

Highly available serial number generation for integrated circuits manufacturing

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Java
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Spring
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ActiveMQ
SOAP Oracle 11g Quartz SoapUI Jenkins
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Docker
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Enterprise Architect
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Key contributions:
  • Performance evaluation with JMeter
  • Optimization of database access using PL/SQL Stored Procedures
  • Automation of system tests
  • Technical team lead

Delivery of debit card PINs via SMS

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Java
Spring Boot logo
Spring Boot
SOAP
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ActiveMQ
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Enterprise Architect
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Key contributions:
  • Processing of personally identifiable information in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)
  • Database migration from MySQL to Oracle to simplify systems landscape
  • Automation of system tests
  • Introduction of Continuous Integration for a Frontend (AngularJs, Jenkins)