Michiel Vanderhoydonck

Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure

• AWS
• Kubernetes (EKS, Helm, Kustomize)
• AWS ALB Controller
• Terraform
• Containerization (Docker, Podman)
• FinOps (Cloud Cost Optimization)

Site Reliability Engineering & Observability

• OpenTelemetry (OTel)
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• SLO Design
• DORA & SPACE Metrics

Continuous Delivery & Automation

• Argo (CD, Events, Workflows)
• GitHub Actions
• Jenkins
• Ansible

Programming & Scripting

• Golang
• Python
• TypeScript
• Java

Data & State Management

• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Flyway
• Liquibase
• SQLC

Developer Experience & Tooling

• GitHub
• GitLab
• Atlassian
• OpsLevel
• Snyk
• Trivy
• SonarQube
• HashiCorp Vault

Operating Systems

• Linux (Alma, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu)

Open Source

Development Experience

System Design

Software Architecture

Cloud Native Computing Foundation

“I enjoyed working with Michiel. Michiel is inquisitive and always open to change. He frequently experiments with various tools and technologies and can then apply them effectively.”

Ben Bertrands, Senior Software Engineer DevOps - Hootsuite

“I thoroughly enjoyed working with Michiel at Hootsuite. As colleagues on the DevOps team, we tackled complex projects, including defining our platform SLOs and optimizing our Kubernetes clusters cutover process. Michiel is an exceptionally strong engineer. He is proactive, dives deep into technical challenges, and consistently brings innovative ideas for new tools to the table. He was a key driver in improving our platform's reliability and efficiency. He's a strong contributor and a great team player. I highly recommend him.”

Luca Poddigue, Senior Software Engineer DevOps - Hootsuite

“Working with Michiel was a blast, he is really skilled and go far beyond the ask by creating blog posts, documentation and trying to push things for change. I learned a ton working besides Michiel and hope to have another opportunity to work together. Wish you well and good luck on your new adventure!”

Jef Rubert, Senior Developer Devops II - Hootsuite

“I was Michiel's direct manager during his time at Hootsuite and was constantly impressed by his abilities and insights. In the year that we worked together, he was able to not only onboard onto our tech stack and start meaningfully contributing far ahead of my expectations, but he spearheaded our rollout of OTel for distributed tracing despite being brand-new to most of the related tooling. To me this demonstrates his ability to learn and work with new tools & technologies, which I believe is an essential skill for anyone in the space. In my opinion, Michiel would be an excellent addition to any DevOps/SRE/Platform Engineering team”

Jay Mikhail, Manager DevOps - Hootsuite

“I worked with Michiel during his time at Hootsuite and was consistently impressed by his technical depth and fresh thinking. He brought great ideas to the domains I was working on and has a real knack for writing clear, thoughtful proposals which move things forward. Michiel is self-driven and brings the kind of energy and expertise that genuinely makes teams better.”

Jordan Beja, Staff Developer DevOps - Hootsuite

“Working with Michiel has shown me how skilled he is at tackling complex technical topics and explaining them in a way that’s easy for everyone to grasp. He’s a natural communicator, and his presentations are always engaging, insightful, and impressive.”

Gilles Leenders, DevOps Engineer - Hootsuite

“Michiel is one of those engineers who brings both strong technical skills and genuine enthusiasm to every project. He is highly motivated, proactive, and always full of creative ideas to improve team efficiency and product quality. Working with him was inspiring, and I can confidently say any company would benefit greatly from having Michiel on board.”

Elia Bracci, Senior Developer DevOps - Hootsuite

“I have worked with Michiel for the last year, and over that time I was always impressed by how willing he was to delve into the details of complex problems. Michiel always offered new perspectives and possible solutions to active challenges while searching out the best practice approach. Michiel is a great resource to bounce ideas off of, and to investigate new opportunities that help you keep up to date and informed of the direction in industry. Definitely a huge asset to any team.”

Eliot Aharon, Staff Developer DevOps - Hootsuite

“I worked with Michiel at TrendMiner for a brief period. He joined the operations team to gain more experience in managing cloud resources, Kubernetes and on-premise infrastructure. Having a strong background in software architecture and development made him an essential person in technical discussions. He's a real team player and will always go the extra mile if you need him.”

Jeffrey Vandenborne, SRE and Operations Engineer - TrendMiner

“I worked in the same team for half a year and in closely related teams for another year with Michiel. Always curious and enthusiastic about new technologies he's someone who you can rely on when you need someone to drive innovation. When you have questions he's there to help you out, explaining thing with just the right level of complexity. I honestly love to work with colleagues like Michiel, who give you motivation to improve yourself. Because there is a difference between doing a job and doing a job right.”

Melvin Hulsmans, Self Employed Software Engineer - TrendMiner

“I worked with Michiel for his last year at the Trendminer. I appreciate his reaction speed, strong chain thinking and always is a good mood person. It was a pleasure to solve issues together with him.”

Pavel Pliachystsik, Software Engineer - TrendMiner