Luke Mallon
Software Engineer at Stealth Startup
Dublin, Dublin 1, Ireland
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Top SchoolLuke Mallon is a seasoned software engineer with 14 years of experience building and migrating production systems to cloud-native platforms, currently working at a stealth startup in Dublin. He specializes in Kubernetes, Docker and Go, with practical experience in GitOps via Flux, Terraform/OpenTofu integrations, and datastores like MongoDB, Elasticsearch and MySQL. At Weaveworks he helped customers adopt Flux-driven GitOps platforms, and he previously led a migration from VM/Chef to Kubernetes on GKE with CI/CD automation. A self-taught practitioner now pursuing Linux Foundation courses, he combines backend and DevOps skills—evident in contributions to a Flux OpenTofu/Terraform controller where he improved runner behavior and pod env support. Outside work he balances engineering with family life and gaming, bringing a pragmatic, curiosity-driven approach to new tech.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Information Technology (Programming) Year 1 Programming, Information Technology (Programming) Year 1 Programming at Coláiste íde
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Github Skills (24)
kubernetes10
terraform10
gitops10
terraformer10
go10
kubernetes-pods10
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javascript9
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Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
flux-iac/tofu-controller
Apr 2022 - Oct 2022
A GitOps OpenTofu and Terraform controller for Flux
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & DevOps Engineer
Backend Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:41 reviews, 78 commits, 19 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Luke primarily contributed to the internal workings of the `tofu-controller` by modifying the runner server and associated tests. Their work involved refactoring code to utilize annotations instead of labels for storing Terraform plan information. Furthermore, the user implemented support for environment variables within runner pod specifications, enhancing the flexibility of the deployment process. These contributions suggest a focus on the backend logic and operational aspects of managing Terraform deployments within a Kubernetes environment.
controllerkubernetesfluxterraformgitops
Nalum/cert-manager
Oct 2018 - Nov 2023
Automatically provision and manage TLS certificates in Kubernetes
Contributions:4 PRs, 9 pushes, 20 branches in 5 years 2 months
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