Mika Aydin

Freelance Platform Engineer · Distributed Systems · Agent Infrastructure

I build platforms that let teams ship safely and independently — from event streams and Kubernetes to agent-assisted engineering workflows. My benchmark is a system that keeps working after my engagement ends.

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Currently working on

Current focus

Agent-ready delivery platform

I am combining self-service delivery, policy as code, and agent-made changes in a workflow teams can understand and operate themselves.

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Goal
Product teams ship independently while sensitive changes remain explicitly approved and fully traceable.
For whom
Product and platform teams, Security and operations
Involved
Six product teams, Platform engineering, Information security
Next step
Pilot with two teams, then refine guardrails and handover together.
Selected work

Collaboration

How I work

  • I make system boundaries and operational risks visible before we choose tools.
  • I work in small, reversible steps and leave decisions that others can trace.
  • I build with the team. Knowledge and operations do not leave with me.

You can ask me about

  • Internal developer platforms
  • Event-driven systems
  • MCP and agent workflows

Works especially well when

  • Teams that treat their platform as a product rather than a ticket queue.
  • Leads who make goals and constraints explicit while shaping the path together.

It gets harder when

  • A tool has already been chosen before the operational problem is understood.
  • External expertise is expected to replace decisions rather than improve them.

Currently thinking about

  • How agents become productive without obscuring decision ownership.
  • Which platform abstractions actually make teams more independent.

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Ask me about internal developer platforms, event architecture, or safe agent workflows.

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Reachability

Location
Berlin
Live coordination
Tuesday through Thursday, 10:00–15:00 CET.
Response time
I usually reply asynchronously within one working day.
Contact channels
Email
Software Engineer
Programming languages
GoTypeScriptRust
Frameworks
OpenTelemetryKubernetes Operator SDK
Cloud
AWSGCP
Databases
PostgreSQLRedis
Seniority
Staff
Remote
Flexible
Availability
Project-based
AI Tools
Claude CodeCodexMCP
Languages (spoken)
GermanEnglish

Competencies6

  • Platform architecture
  • Distributed systems
  • Kubernetes
  • Event-driven systems
  • Agent integration
  • Technical leadership

Languages

  • German
  • English
2 professional confirmationsOptional context from people who know the work.
  • Leonie HartmannDirector Platform Engineering, Northstar Payments

    “Mika did not simply deliver a platform. Mika enabled our teams to evolve it without external dependency.”

  • Omar BenaliPrincipal Engineer, Orbit Logistics

    “Mika exposed the riskiest assumptions early and designed a migration we could control at every step.”

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