Platform Engineer · Norlys

Magnus Hansen

I build the paved road: Kubernetes on Azure, GitOps with Flux, and Go services on Temporal that turn manual operations into reliable workflows.

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kubectl get engineer magnus -o yaml

apiVersion: people/v1
kind: PlatformEngineer
metadata:
  name: magnus-hansen
  labels:
    region: aarhus-dk
spec:
  team: container-team@norlys
  runtime: aks
  delivery: flux
  focus: [gitops, temporal, dx]
  sidecars:
    - sourdough
    - ios-games
status:
  phase: Running
  experience: 5y # and counting

About

I'm a solution-minded platform engineer who loves building robust, scalable container platforms. I do my best work close to development teams, as a technical sparring partner and the link between the platform and the products running on it.

Day to day that means GitOps, automation and platform development with cloud-native tooling: Flux, and Temporal-based Go services on Kubernetes in Azure. I take ownership of quality and stability, and I'm happy to challenge how things are done when there's a smarter way.

I'm also following closely how AI can improve platform engineering and developer experience, and I bring that curiosity into my everyday work.

Experience

Platform Engineer @ Norlys
2024 – now
Started in Norlys' Cloud Center of Excellence focused on developer experience, then moved to the Container Team to help build a robust, scalable runtime platform.
Container Team
- Built Go services on Temporal that automate complex, manual operational processes as reliable workflows.
- Developed and maintained the platform, and set up monitoring and dashboards in Datadog.
- Acted as the link to development teams: smooth onboarding, gathering feedback and shipping improvements back into the platform.
Cloud Center of Excellence
- Launched a developer portal that brought documentation and system overview into one place for knowledge sharing across teams.
- Built reusable CI/CD pipelines and a template service that simplified onboarding of new projects.
- Provided ongoing technical support and guided teams in using the tooling well, so projects got off to a fast start.
Backend Developer @ Mjølner Informatics
2021 – 2024
Worked across client projects, developing, maintaining and stabilising complex backend systems.
Client projects
- Extended systems built on C#, NoSQL and MartenDB.
- Handled technical support and troubleshooting.
- Wrote automated tests with xUnit and Moq to keep code quality high.

Stack

Cloud & orchestration

Azure (AKS)
Kubernetes
Istio

GitOps & delivery

Flux CD
Flagger
Kustomize
Helm

Infrastructure as code

Crossplane
Terraform
Pulumi
Bicep

Languages & runtimes

Go
C#
Temporal
Python
Node.js
Java
Scala
Bash
PowerShell

Policy & security

Kyverno
Cloudflare Zero Trust

Observability

Datadog
Prometheus

Testing & quality

Unit / integration / E2E
xUnit
NUnit
Moq
FluentAssertions

Frontend & web

React
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript

AI tooling

Claude Code
Copilot

Education & certs

Professional Bachelor in Software DevelopmentErhvervsakademi Aarhus · 2020 – 2021
AP Degree in Computer Science (Datamatiker)Erhvervsakademi Aarhus · 2016 – 2019
Web IntegratorViden Djurs, Grenaa · 2013 – 2015

AZ-204Azure Developer Associate
Microsoft
AZ-900Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft

Off-hours

Two workloads I run outside business hours. Both have their own site.

Rising

Sourdough

Long fermentation, high hydration and a starter that is older than some of my side projects. Bake log, my base recipe and a baker's percentage calculator.

bread.magnus.engineer →Shipping

iOS games

Games for iPhone, built in Swift in the evenings. First up: Bottle Baron, a cozy recycling tycoon coming soon to the App Store.

games.magnus.engineer →

Contact

Building a platform, or want to talk GitOps, Temporal or bread?

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