Hey, I’m Chris 👋

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I’m a Software Engineer working on distributed systems and sovereign European cloud infrastructure, with a focus on observability, reliability, and performance. I also contribute to open source projects; check out my GitHub account to see what I’m up to.

I’ve spent the past several years building platforms and cloud infrastructure with Kubernetes. Before that, I worked in academia. I also co-organize the CNCF Hamburg CloudNative / Kubernetes meetup.

Outside of code, I spend a lot of time drawing and painting, both digital and watercolor. It scratches a similar itch to programming: you start with a blank canvas and figure it out as you go.

👨‍💻 Professional Journey

It’s 2026, please checkout linkedin.com/in/bargmann.

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