Summary
Hazel Weakly is an architect-level technology leader with nine years of experience delivering resilient platform and infrastructure solutions across startups and large enterprises. Currently an Architect V at ING and a Nivenly Foundation Fellow, she specializes in developer experience, operational maturity, and secure, auditable platform engineering. Hazel has repeatedly accelerated delivery—building FedRAMP-compliant CD platforms, orchestrating zero-downtime migrations, and cutting interrupt-driven work by over 70% while improving team happiness. She pairs hands-on technical craftsmanship (Nix-based environment DSLs, GitOps, multi-stage container testing) with pragmatic org design to scale teams and reduce technical fatigue. Known as a “firehose of insights,” she blends relentless curiosity with a knack for turning exploratory prototypes into production-grade systems. Based in Utrecht, she quietly champions equitable open-source governance while driving measurable engineering outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Portland State University