Hi, I'm Julien!

Software Engineer at PostFinance

About Me

Software Engineer at PostFinance specializing in cloud-native architectures and microservices using Java and Spring Boot. Certified in Kubernetes and Google Cloud, with experience in container orchestration, GitOps, and CI/CD pipelines. Passionate about building robust, distributed backend systems and streamlining automated deployments.

Projects

Mio Guide Cane

A cane add-on that leverages OpenMV machine vision to detect lines and codes on the floor, providing accessible navigation for visually impaired users through audio feedback.

  • # OpenMV
  • # Arduino
  • # C++
  • # MicroPython
  • # Bluetooth
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Note: See CONTRIBUTORS.md for credits.

Mio Guide App

A progressive web app that assists visually impaired users during museum visits through text-to-speech, gesture-based navigation, and a QR code scanner for reading exhibit descriptions.

  • # Angular
  • # TypeScript
  • # HTML
  • # CSS
  • # Web APIs
  • # GitHub Pages
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Note: See CONTRIBUTORS.md for credits.

clio

A terminal-based coding assistant built in Go, backed by an LLM with tool use capable of reading and writing files, running shell commands, and helping with coding tasks.

  • # Go
  • # LLM
  • # OpenAI API
  • # Bubble Tea TUI
  • # OpenRouter
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GoKart

A lightweight reverse proxy with configurable authentication and TLS support. Designed for sidecar deployments where authentication is handled at the proxy level, with user information passed to the backend via HTTP headers.

  • # Go
  • # Reverse Proxy
  • # JWT
  • # TLS
  • # Kubernetes
  • # Docker
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RaftStore

A distributed key-value store providing strong consistency through the Raft consensus algorithm, built with Apache Ratis and exposing a non-blocking HTTP endpoint via Spring WebFlux.

  • # Apache Ratis
  • # Spring Boot
  • # Spring WebFlux
  • # Java
  • # Gradle
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Cloud Notify

An extensible notification system on GCP that dispatches messages to a Discord webhook via a REST API, powered by Cloud Functions and PubSub with infrastructure defined in Terraform.

  • # GCP
  • # Terraform
  • # PubSub
  • # Cloud Functions
  • # Go
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GoBalance

A reverse proxy load balancer written in Go that distributes incoming HTTP requests across multiple backend servers using a round-robin strategy.

  • # Go
  • # HTTP
  • # Load Balancing
  • # Reverse Proxy
  • # Networking
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Counterwatch

A web app for looking up hero counters in Overwatch, letting users search for any hero and instantly see which characters counter them.

  • # React
  • # JavaScript
  • # HTML
  • # Tailwind CSS
  • # GitHub Pages
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Certifications

HashiCorp Certified Terraform AssociateGoogle Cloud Associate Cloud EngineerCertified Kubernetes Application Developer

Skills

Java
Go
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Spring
React
Angular
MongoDB
GitLab
Kubernetes
Docker
Helm
ArgoCD
Terraform
Google Cloud