heads-down · not on the market
kyiv, ukraine
uid · nb-2025-staff
nikita
bolotov_
staff backend engineer / platform engineer
Staff Backend Engineer writing about Platform Engineering, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Developer Experience.
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nikita bolotov
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staff · platform
stack
go · k8s · helm
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8.0 yr / online
latest dispatches
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2024 · 11
Observability as Code: My Backend Meetup Talk, Now in Writing
A written adaptation of my Backend Meetup talk on observability in microservices — from the three pillars and OpenTelemetry to Terraform-managed alerts and on-call workflows.
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2024 · 09
Building a Centralized CI/CD Platform for Microservices
Lessons from centralizing CI/CD workflows into a reusable platform that handles build, test, deploy, and rollback across a microservices organization.
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2024 · 06
Supply Chain Security in Practice: From Container Scanning to Compliance
A practical guide to securing your CI/CD pipeline: container vulnerability scanning, secrets management, SHA pinning, and preparing for compliance audits.
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focusplatform-engineering
writingobservability · supply-chain · dx
speakingbackend meetup · fwdays
open_totalks · collab · coffee
github2,400+ contributions / yr
reviews~48% of activity
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Observability isn't a tool you install — it's a practice you build. See it. Trace it. Fix it.
— from "Observability as Code", backend meetup '24