Richard Brežák
Everything Engineer at Freelance
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Brežák is an Everything Engineer based in Amsterdam with 11 years of hands-on experience in systems programming, SRE, and backend development. Dabbling in Linux and low-level programming since age 13, he transitioned to an all-Linux workflow at 16 and has run multiple physical and virtual servers ever since. Proficient in C, C++, Rust and recently Haskell, he has combined part-time SRE work with freelance engineering and now contributes at Numtide. His open-source contributions include backend and DevOps improvements to the widely used Buildbot CI project, demonstrating practical experience adapting build systems and CI hooks across platforms. Known for bridging deep systems knowledge with operational reliability, he brings a pragmatic, security-minded approach to infrastructure and tooling. Outside of work he’s reachable in decentralized chat (Matrix/Discord as magic_rb), reflecting a taste for modern, privacy-respecting communication.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)High School Diploma, General Studies, High School Diploma, General Studies at Gymnázium Jura Hronca
English, Slovak, Czech
Github Skills (10)
continuous-integration10
github10
buildbot10
python10
cicd10
database9
database-connection9
server-configuration9
databases9
nixos8
Programming languages (25)
Github contributions (5)
buildbot/buildbot
Jul 2024 - Feb 2025
Python-based continuous integration testing framework; your pull requests are more than welcome!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 5 PRs, 11 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Richard contributed to the Buildbot framework by implementing new features, fixing bugs, and improving the codebase. They added functionality to access properties within the GitHub hook and addressed an issue related to database configuration. Furthermore, the user made changes to build scripts and configuration, showing experience in adapting the framework to different operating systems and improving build processes. These actions indicate involvement in backend development tasks and the operational aspects of the project.
pythontesting-frameworktestingcontinuouspull-requests
MagicRB/dotfiles
Dec 2019 - Aug 2022
Contributions:491 commits, 251 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 8 months
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