Project: do-things.dev — Small things, done right.
do-things.dev is where I extract the tools, concepts, and solutions that emerge from real work — for clients, private projects, and non-profits. Human in the lead, accelerated by AI agents.
Software engineer and architect, passionate about tech and a curious learner.
I am Jakob Blume, a freelance software engineer out of Halle in the middle of Germany. My drive is seeking for solutions of big and small problems and the ability to build literally anything from my laptop. There is nothing more rewarding than solving problems and see people using the solution.
Project: Zero Downtime Lab — What Happens When Your Cluster Breaks?
An interactive lab where you attack real Kubernetes pods and observe how component failures affect service availability. Built to explore the limits of horizontal scaling and gain hands-on cluster experience.
Building a Proxy for AWS Private API Gateways
Building a kubectl-inspired proxy tool to access AWS Private API Gateways from local development environments, solving the challenge of testing workflows that span both public and private endpoints.
UptimeRobot: The Monitoring Lifesaver for Side Projects
Why simple uptime monitoring beats complex enterprise solutions for side projects. A reflection on finding the right balance between monitoring sophistication and actual needs.
Work
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- HUK Coburg
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- Freelancer
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- S-Markt & Mehrwert
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- Freelancer
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- EntwicklerHeld GmbH
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- Co-Founder
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- polylith GbR
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- Co-Founder
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- DevBoost GmbH
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- Internship
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- BMW AG
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- Internship & Working Student
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- MonkeyWorks GmbH
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- Working Student
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