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Mohamad Alsharbaji

محمد الشربجي

Platform Engineer

10+ years building reliable platforms, scaling Kubernetes clusters, and driving operational excellence across large-scale distributed systems. Based in the Netherlands.

Mohamad Alsharbaji

About

Platform Engineer with over 10 years of experience in software development, cloud platforms, site reliability engineering and Linux-based systems. Extensive hands-on expertise with Linux system administration, production troubleshooting, performance tuning, networking, and automation across large-scale distributed systems. Proficient in AWS, GCP, AliCloud, Kubernetes, and designing scalable CI/CD pipelines. Strong background in infrastructure as code (Terraform, Helm), microservices architectures, and improving developer productivity. Experienced in backend development using Golang and Python, with exposure to frontend frameworks such as Vue. Passionate about building reliable platforms, driving operational excellence, and exploring MLOps for scalable machine learning deployments.

Experience

Senior Platform Engineer

Coinmerce.io

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Designed and deployed EKS clusters from scratch using reusable Terraform modules
  • Implemented advanced networking with Cilium CNI for observability and security
  • Optimized cluster efficiency and cost by introducing Karpenter for autoscaling
  • Migrated InfluxDB database from InfluxDB Cloud to AWS Managed InfluxDB ensuring continuity and data integrity

Staff Platform Engineer

Trip.com

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Led design and development of a custom kube-manager system based on the Cluster API for multi-cluster management across hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Alibaba, GCP)
  • Led migration of Terraform backend state from cloud storage to PostgreSQL, enabling a hybrid cloud-agnostic solution for infrastructure state management
  • Developed the Meta-Syncer Controller, a Kubernetes-native solution for long-term analysis and synchronization of Kubernetes resources

Staff System Engineer

Travix

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Led migration from self-hosted CI/CD platform (estafette.io) to GitHub Actions
  • Deployed Backstage as internal developer portal with custom plugins for service catalog management and CI/CD workflows
  • Configured logging and monitoring using ELK stack, Fluentd, Prometheus and Grafana
  • Drove adoption of ArgoCD and migrated 100+ apps, reducing release time by ~80%
  • Maintained self-hosted open-source CI/CD platform Estafette
  • Participated in on-call schedule to resolve production incidents

Senior DevOps Engineer

Newswav

·Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Deployed microservices to GCP using GKE for a startup, enhancing scalability and deployment efficiency

DevOps Engineer

Strateq Global Services

·Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Created and maintained fully automated CI/CD pipelines using AWS services
  • Developed Petronas ChatBot using AWS services
  • Designed SMART Service Desk using Laravel, Android, and React with AWS-based CI/CD
  • Developed Face Registration POC integrated with Hikvision cameras and AWS

Full Stack Engineer

Apliman

·Beirut, Lebanon
  • Built enterprise web applications using Java J2EE, Spring, and Hibernate with REST and SOAP APIs
  • Developed responsive frontend interfaces using ReactJs for client-facing portals

Software Developer

Tarwij

·Damascus, Syria
  • Built Android applications and backend services using Java, Spring, and Hibernate
  • Developed web interfaces with ReactJs and Bootstrap for internal tools

Full Stack Developer

Freelancer

·Damascus, Syria
  • Built web applications for local businesses using Laravel, Spring, and MySQL on the backend with React, Angular, and Bootstrap on the frontend

Education & Certifications

BSc Informatics Engineering (Software Engineering)

Yarmouk Private University

· Excellent (AGPA: 3.50/4.0)

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

AWS Certified Developer - Associate

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

AWSGCPAzureHybrid Cloud

Containers & Orchestration

DockerKubernetesIstioKarmada

Infrastructure as Code

TerraformCloudFormationAWS CDKCrossplane

CI/CD & GitOps

GitHub ActionsGitLab CIArgoCDHelmGoCDJenkins

Observability

PrometheusGrafanaELK StackJaegerOpenTelemetryDatadogLokiTempoMimir

Languages & Frameworks

GolangPythonNode.js

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBMongoDBCassandraInfluxDB

Streaming

KafkaApache Flink
Languages
English(Professional working proficiency)
Arabic(Native)
Dutch(Beginner)

Projects

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