Andrei Brandes
DevOps Engineer & App Developer
Experienced DevOps Engineer specializing in automating and optimizing mission-critical deployments in large-scale infrastructures. Creator of NASDAQ Status apps with thousands of users. Expert in cloud technologies, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipeline development.
š± Featured Apps
Web apps hosted here ā Open or Not and the Israeli mortgage calculator
NASDAQ Status Apps
- Real-time market status with color indicators
- Smart alerts 5 minutes before status changes
- Holiday calendar and early close tracking
- Menu bar app for Mac + Home screen widgets for iOS
- Zero data collection, privacy-focused
Israeli Mortgage Calculator
- Compare offers across banks
- Mix tracks, rates, and repayment methods
- Full amortization schedule and charts
- Backup and restore via PDF
- Data stays in the browser, nothing is sent to a server
š ļø Technical Skills
Cloud Platforms
- Azure
- AWS
- Cloudflare
Containerization
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Helm & Helmfile
CI/CD
- Jenkins
- Azure DevOps
- ArgoCD
- GitHub Actions
Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform
- Ansible
- CloudFormation
Monitoring & Logging
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- ELK Stack
App Development
- Swift (macOS/iOS)
- SwiftUI
- Web Development
Programming
- Python
- Bash
- JavaScript
- Swift
š¼ Featured Projects
NASDAQ Status Apps
Created cross-platform apps (Mac, iOS, Web) for real-time NASDAQ market status monitoring. Features smart alerts, holiday tracking, and beautiful UI. Published on App Store with thousands of users. Web: /openornot
Israeli Mortgage Calculator
Browser-based calculator for comparing Israeli mortgage offers, tracks, and repayment methods, with PDF backup. Web: /mortgage-calc-il
ELK Cluster on Kubernetes
Developed and deployed a production-grade ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) cluster on Kubernetes. Enhanced logging capabilities and provided better visibility into application performance and system health.
CI/CD Pipeline with ArgoCD
Constructed an automated CI/CD pipeline using Azure DevOps, Helm, and ArgoCD. Streamlined deployment processes to Kubernetes, ensuring efficient and reliable application updates with GitOps principles.
FastAPI Deployment Checker
Developed an automated deployment verification system for FastAPI applications. Integrated with Azure DevOps to validate deployed versions match desired state in Kubernetes clusters, ensuring smooth and consistent releases.