DEVOPS · CLOUD · BACKEND · AI

Building reliable systems
from code to cloud.

I'm Michael Orisakwe, an engineer focused on backend systems, cloud infrastructure, automation, reliability and practical AI engineering.

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Michael Orisakwe
Michael OrisakweEngineer / Builder
01 / SELECTED WORKProjects I can discuss from architecture to implementation
01Cloud / DevOps

AWS DevOps Platform

A production-style application environment designed around repeatable infrastructure, automated delivery and operational visibility on AWS.

AWS EC2TerraformDockerGitHub ActionsNginxCloudWatch
  • Infrastructure provisioned as code with Terraform
  • CI/CD workflow for repeatable application delivery
  • Production process management with Gunicorn, systemd and Nginx
  • Operational visibility through logs, metrics and alarms
02AI / Backend

Viral Intelligence

An AI-powered intelligence platform that collects live signals, evaluates opportunities and runs modular research workflows through FastAPI services.

PythonFastAPIAI AgentsREST APIsRSS / RedditResilience
  • Modular research and source-collection services
  • Structured APIs with validation, logging and state
  • Resilience around rate limits, timeouts and external failures
  • Research and evaluation pipeline designed for repeatable execution
03Web / Deployment

FitTrust Medicals

A production business website for a medical-products company, built with Next.js and deployed as a fast static site with a custom domain.

Next.jsTypeScriptStatic ExportGitHub ActionsGitHub PagesDNS
  • Responsive product-focused interface
  • Automated deployment through GitHub Actions
  • Custom-domain configuration and production release workflow
  • Static architecture designed for low operational overhead
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02 / ENGINEERING TOOLKITFocused on useful depth, not buzzwords

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS · Azure · EC2 · Terraform · Linux · Networking

DevOps & Delivery

Docker · GitHub Actions · CI/CD · Nginx · systemd

Backend Engineering

Python · FastAPI · Flask · REST APIs · Testing

AI Engineering

LLM applications · RAG · Agents · MCP · Evaluation

Reliability

Observability · Logging · Monitoring · Incident troubleshooting

Security

Secrets management · Access control · OWASP/CWE · Hardening

03 / ABOUTHow I approach engineering

Make systems observable, repeatable and dependable.

I enjoy taking a system from an idea or local implementation toward something that can be tested, deployed, monitored and maintained.

My work sits at the intersection of software engineering and infrastructure: building APIs, automating delivery, troubleshooting production behavior and designing resilient integrations.

I'm especially interested in roles where I can own systems end-to-end and keep learning across cloud, backend, DevOps and AI engineering.

01Build

Turn requirements into working software and infrastructure.

02Automate

Make testing and delivery repeatable through CI/CD and IaC.

03Operate

Use logs, metrics and disciplined troubleshooting to keep systems healthy.

04 / LET'S CONNECT

Have a system that needs
building or improving?

Email ↗GitHub ↗LinkedIn ↗

michaelorisakwe2764@gmail.com