High-Scale Platform Engineering, AI & Security.

I help engineering teams ship at 100M+ requests/day, harden Kubernetes clusters, and bring AI from prototype to production — security-first.

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Trusted by engineering teams at

30M+
Monthly Active Users
1B+
Queries / Month
100M+
Requests / Day
99.95%
Uptime SLA
2h → 8min
Deploy Time
Service Packages
Focused engagements with clear deliverables. Every sprint starts with an NDA and ends with a written report.
Reliability & Scalability Assessment

Reliability & Scalability Assessment

Architecture review, load-test analysis, and a prioritized roadmap for your next 10x growth milestone. Deliverable: Written assessment with cost-impact matrix.

Kubernetes / SRE Hardening Sprint

Kubernetes / SRE Hardening Sprint

Cluster security audit, GitOps pipeline, observability stack, and runbook creation. Deliverable: Hardened cluster config + incident response playbook.

AI Production Readiness & LLM Integration

AI Production Readiness & LLM Integration

From prototype to production: prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, cost optimization, and monitoring. Deliverable: Production-grade AI pipeline with guardrails.

AI Security / LLM Threat Modeling

AI Security / LLM Threat Modeling

OWASP Top 10 for LLMs audit, prompt injection testing, data exfiltration analysis, and output validation. Deliverable: Threat model + remediation plan.

Case Studies
NDA-safe, anonymized results from real engagements.
E-Commerce

30M MAU Platform — Deploy Pipeline Overhaul

Migrated from manual deployments to a fully automated GitOps pipeline with canary releases. Introduced distributed tracing and auto-scaling policies based on real traffic patterns.

30M
MAU served
2h → 8min
Deploy time
99.95%
Uptime achieved
3x
Throughput increase
FinTech

1B Queries/Month — Data Platform Optimization

Re-architected query layer with read replicas, materialized views, and intelligent caching. Implemented connection pooling and query plan analysis to eliminate N+1 patterns.

1B+
Queries / month
P95 800ms → 45ms
Latency reduction
60%
Infra cost saved
0
Data incidents
B2B SaaS

LLM Integration — Security Audit & Cost Optimization

Full OWASP Top 10 for LLMs audit, implemented prompt injection guardrails, output validation, and token budget management. Redesigned RAG pipeline for better retrieval accuracy.

OWASP
Audit passed
40%
LLM cost reduction
3x
RAG accuracy
<2s
P95 response time
Security Research

VDP Ranking #2 Germany — Q1 2026

Ranked #2 on the German HackerOne Vulnerability Disclosure Program leaderboard.

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AI-Augmented Bug Bounty Methodology

Developing and applying AI-assisted techniques for vulnerability discovery at scale across web, mobile, and API targets.

LLM Application Security Framework

Practical security framework based on OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, covering prompt injection, data poisoning, and model denial of service.

Open Source Security Contributions

Active contributor to security tooling and responsible disclosure. GitHub profile (@fbettag) linked in header.

Working With Me
Timezone-flexible, async-first, NDA upfront.
1

Discovery Call

30-minute video call to understand your architecture, pain points, and goals. Free, no commitment.

2

Audit or Sprint

Focused 1-4 week engagement. I embed with your team, review code and infra, and execute hands-on improvements.

3

Deliverables

Written report with findings, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and a prioritized action plan you own.

4

Ongoing Support

Optional retainer for continued advisory, incident response, and quarterly architecture reviews.

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