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Paweł Ryfiak

Junior Software Engineer focused on backend, automation, and practical DevOps.

I build Spring Boot systems, deployment pipelines, AI-assisted data extraction tools, and infrastructure scripts. Currently learning Astro, Svelte, Strapi, and modern frontend workflows by building this portfolio.

Open to: IT internship, junior backend, automation, DevOps-oriented roles · Antwerp / remote / EU

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Skills

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Backend

10 technologies

  • Java
  • C++
  • C#
  • JDBC
  • Maven
  • Spring Boot
  • REST API
  • JPA
  • Gradle
  • Strapi

DevOps

8 technologies

  • Linux
  • Google Cloud
  • Docker
  • GitLab/GitHub CI
  • Proxmox
  • Kubernetes
  • Caddy
  • Railway

AI & Automation

3 technologies

  • Python
  • Prompt engineering
  • Gemini API

Frontend

10 technologies

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Bootstrap
  • jQuery
  • TypeScript
  • Vue
  • React
  • Astro
  • Svelte

Database

5 technologies

  • SQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • H2
  • MongoDB

Experience & Education

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Education and Professional Experience

  1. 2024 — present Education More details

    Applied Computer Science

    Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Antwerp

    Backend development, databases, networking, and project management. Focus on practical engineering over theory.

  2. 2022 Work More details

    Programming internship

    NSI

    Short professional internship during secondary school — first exposure to working in an IT environment.

  3. 2019 — 2024 Education More details

    Programming Technician

    Polytechnic School Complex in Głogów, Poland

    Five-year technical secondary school specialising in programming. Foundations of programming, databases, computer networks, and professional certifications INF.03 and INF.04.

Projects

  1. 2026 Project More details

    Integration 4 CI/CD on Google Cloud

    Academic project

    Full CI/CD pipeline on GCE with GitLab CI, Docker, and Nginx. Blue-green deployment strategy with automated health checks.

  2. 2026 Project More details

    ServicePulse

    Personal project

    Spring Boot HTTP endpoint monitor with check history, live dashboard, PostgreSQL persistence, Redis caching, Thymeleaf UI, Docker Compose, Caddy HTTPS reverse proxy, Adminer, GitLab CI, and GCP deployment scripts.

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  3. 2026 Project More details

    Traffic Lights Management System

    Academic project

    Spring Boot web app for managing intersections, traffic lights, maintenance logs, and maintenance companies. Thymeleaf MVC, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Spring Security, AJAX, CSV import, caching, tests, and GitLab CI.

    GitHub →
  4. 2026 Project More details

    KdGRides

    Academic project

    Spring Boot ride-sharing and activity platform for KdG students. Real-time STOMP/WebSocket chat, voting, friendships, maps/routes, Google Calendar integration, OAuth2 login, PostgreSQL, Thymeleaf, Docker, and GitLab CI/CD.

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  5. 2025 Project More details

    Roometrix

    Academic project

    Spring Boot IoT smart room monitoring platform for real-time temperature, humidity, CO₂, noise, TVOC and occupancy tracking. Analytics dashboards, threshold alerts, multi-room support, role-based access, PostgreSQL, Thymeleaf, Bootstrap and Chart.js.

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Recent Posts

Technical writing on things I built, debugged, or learned the hard way.

ProxmoxHomelabVirtualizationLinuxDockerTailscaleWake-on-LANDevOpsSelf-hosting

Building a Practical Proxmox Homelab from Old Laptops

How I built a practical Proxmox homelab from old laptops to learn virtualization, Docker services, remote access, Wake-on-LAN, Tailscale networking, and infrastructure thinking for real projects.

20 min read

Get in touch

I am open to IT internships, junior backend positions, automation roles, and DevOps-oriented opportunities. Based in Antwerp — available for remote and EU roles.