About Me

Bio

I'm a Software Engineer with a passion for infrastructure and DevOps. Driven by curiosity and a hands-on approach to learning, I thrive in environments where I can take ownership and continuously challenge myself. I am results-oriented, I always focus on helping the team deliver by meeting both technical and business needs.

Contact

domenicodiruocco01@gmail.com

github.com/thatsddr

Location

Berlin, Germany

Languages

Italian: Native proficiency

English: Advanced, professional proficiency

German: Beginner proficiency

Experience

DevOps Engineer

November 2025 - Present

Stealth Startup

Building and scaling infrastructure for a high-growth stealth startup.

  • Design and implement scalable infrastructure on GCP using Terraform

Software Engineer

July 2023 - October 2025

Axel Springer NMT – OTT Team

Developed and maintained microservices-based applications that enabled the seamless streaming of 20+ TV channels with tens of thousands of unique daily users.

  • Developed, tested, and deployed highly performant and scalable Go and Typescript microservices that integrated seamlessly with cloud infrastructure from AWS
  • Designed and maintained secure Infrastructure as Code pipelines with in-cluster execution
  • Contributed to feature planning, refinements, and estimation
  • Used industry-leading practices such as Agile, GitOps, and BDD
  • Performed 24/7 on-call shifts to help guarantee high system uptime and ensure compliance with SLAs

Part-Time Software Engineer

October 2021 - July 2023

Axel Springer SE

First scholarship recipient of the Axel Springer Academy of Journalism and Technology. Joined multiple software engineering teams:

Axel Springer NMT – OTT Team (January 2021 - July 2023)

  • Planned, developed, and tested a Kubernetes operator to automate the lifecycle management of TV channels using Go and the Operator Framework
  • Evaluated the operator's effectiveness against other automation strategies

Business Insider Deutschland (July 2022 - December 2022)

  • Partnered with journalist teams in an Agile environment to develop innovative methods for presenting news articles
  • Developed and conducted A/B testing for new features on Business Insider Deutschland's website that produced 300% more subscribers compared to articles without the new features
  • Practiced data-driven decision-making, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management

Axel Springer NMT – OTT Team (January 2022 - June 2022)

  • Designed, developed, and tested a Terraform provider for managing cloud resources generated by AWS Elemental MediaTailor using Go
  • Assisted the team in integrating the provider into the staging and production environments

FreeTech Project Team (October 2021 - December 2021)

  • Collaborated on a VR news app using Swift, SwiftUI, and ARKit

Education

B.Sc. Software Engineering

2020 - 2023

CODE University of Applied Sciences

Thesis: "Effective Management of Microservices-Based Kubernetes Applications Using Custom Operators and CRDs"

Relevant courses: Continuous Delivery and Operations, Cloud Computing, Web Backend Technologies, Automated Software Testing, Relational Databases, Algorithms and Data Structures, Agile Process Management, Requirements Engineering, Product Innovation and Definition.

Skills

Technical Skills

Go

TypeScript

Python

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

Akamai CDN

Dart & Flutter

Git & GitHub

Prometheus & Grafana

Methodologies

Agile (SCRUM)

GitOps

BDD, TDD, & DDD

DevSecOps

Data-Driven Decision-Making

Problem-solving