Daniel Fridkin
Production platforms, Kubernetes, GitOps, cloud infrastructure, observability, networking, security, and high availability.
Backend Engineering / Security / Observability
Automated scraper and bot detection for KSP's e-commerce site, with temporary Cloudflare enforcement, an operator dashboard, and an AI-assisted review loop.
Full-stack Engineering / Platform Modernization
Consolidation of five legacy storefronts and services into one server-rendered Next.js application, with scoped data endpoints, Redis read budgets, and Kubernetes delivery.
Platform Architecture / Cloud Migration / HA
High-availability production migration program moving critical e-commerce workloads from single-AD constraints toward OCI Frankfurt across three availability domains.
Open-source / Observability / DevOps Tooling
Open-source tooling for managing Grafana Alloy fleets with validation, configuration pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code workflows.
Platform Engineering / CI/CD
Led the initial migration from Bitbucket Data Center and Jenkins toward GitLab CI/CD for 300+ projects, using reusable CI components, standardized templates, and Go-based migration tooling.
Infrastructure / Kubernetes / GitOps
Designed and operated GitOps-based Kubernetes workflows using Argo CD, Helm, and deployment automation patterns for production environments.
Cloud Infrastructure / Networking
Designed private cloud access and DR-oriented networking patterns using VPN clusters, reverse proxies, DNS forwarding, and cloud-native routing, including multi-site connectivity for distributed retail locations.
Observability / Legacy Modernization
Brought modern distributed tracing and OpenTelemetry into a legacy PHP 5.6 application without rewriting it, using a lightweight shim and edge-level trace injection.
Data Platform / Observability
Operates production MariaDB at scale and builds custom monitoring tooling around it, including a Go-based agent that exports metrics to Prometheus and InfluxDB.
Backend Engineering / Automation
Builds backend services and automation tools that connect infrastructure workflows with application needs.