About Me

Hello, I'm Nickson Wilfest [ Distrodev ] - a Full-Stack Developer and DevOps/DevSecOps Engineer. I build production-ready web applications and the infrastructure behind them: clean APIs, reliable deployments, secure pipelines, and systems that scale without drama.

What I do

I work across the stack, from product-facing features to the platform pieces that keep everything fast, observable, and safe:

Web apps & APIs: backend services, REST/GraphQL, auth, background jobs, integrations
Frontend experiences: component-driven UIs, performance tuning, DX improvements
DevOps & automation: CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure as code, environment parity
DevSecOps: secure defaults, secrets management, SAST/DAST hooks, least-privilege access, audit-friendly setups
Reliability: monitoring, alerting, incident-ready runbooks, cost-aware scaling

How I work

I like systems that are:

Simple to operate
Secure by design
Built for change

If I'm joining an existing codebase, I focus on quick wins first: stabilizing CI, tightening observability, and removing friction for the next feature.

Tech I use (frequently)

Languages: PHP, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Dart
Frameworks: Laravel, React.js/Next.js, FastAPI, Flutter
Web: modern frameworks, API design, caching, queues
Platform: Docker, CI/CD workflows, reverse proxies, Linux, cloud services
Security: dependency scanning, secrets hygiene, policy-as-code patterns