About
Hi, I’m Sameer — a Senior Software Engineer based in Berlin. I build backend systems and write about the practical side of engineering: reliability, observability, and shipping.
Boring production
Prefer simple, predictable systems that are easy to operate.
Observability-first
Dashboards + alerts + traces are part of the definition of done.
Pragmatic delivery
Small steps, good defaults, and tooling that reduces toil.
What I work on
- Backend systems in Java/Kotlin
- APIs, event-driven architectures, and data pipelines
- Cloud & platform engineering (AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
- Observability, performance, reliability
Toolbox (quick list)
Some tools and topics I’ve worked with recently:
- Java/Kotlin, Node.js/TypeScript
- AWS, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform
- Kafka, SQL/BigQuery
- Dashboards/alerts, tracing, load testing