Professional Experience
Junior DevOps Engineer
DNVAug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo
- Developing and maintaining a multi-tenant, Azure-based Kubernetes platform
- Main projects: status page & SLA dashboards (Azure Container App, Terraform, Grafana+Prometheus, PowerBI), chargeback model (Python, OpenCost, Azure CLI), internal developer platform (Backstage)
- Other tasks: Building Azure infrastructure in Terraform, building administrative applications setup in Kubernetes based on Helm charts and ArgoCD.
- Initiatives: graduated prestigious Digital Trainee Programme, participated in KubeCon London 2025
- Tech stack: ArgoCD · Python · Azure · Kubernetes · Helm · Docker · Azure CLI · Azure DevOps · Backstage · Thanos · Platform Engineering · GitOps · Istio · Git · Shell · Loki · Prometheus · Terraform · Grafana · Ubuntu · CI/CD · KubeCost
Lessons learned: I’ve realized I’m at my best (and happiest) when I’m working on stuff that genuinely excites me. So just enjoying the ride 😉
Owner
Kajetan Mroske ProjectApr 2021 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos
- Developed international e-commerce business and home decor brand for US market based on Amazon FBA sales model
- Managed whole product chain including: design process, production, quality control, transportation, and sales remotely in China/US
- Oversaw social media marketing and website
- Built automation: chatbot, mailing, invoice & promo code delivery, client verification, target group database
Lessons learned: The coolest part of building Wreath Story was setting up automation so the business could run itself—even while I was asleep on the other side of the world. That’s what really got me hooked on tech. As a result - shut down the business.
Project Manager & Senior Mechanical Engineer
NAVA Engineering · Self-employedSep 2022 – Mar 2023 · 7 mos
- Managed atypical dry exhaust gas cleaning system project for bulk carrier
- Client, supplier, and production contact
- Project scheduling, cost estimation, and meetings
- Pipe stress analysis for submerged lakebed installation (CERN, Switzerland)
Lessons learned: Becoming a project manager was a big step, but I quickly realized I’m much happier doing hands-on engineering than managing people. It taught me to stick with what I really enjoy.
Piping Engineer
NAVA Engineering · Self-employedJun 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos
- Key role in R&D project for Austrian engineering company - CO2 capture robot
- Pipe stress analysis and calculations for offshore platforms
- Mechanical engineering for fishfarm vessel and mega yacht projects
- Coordinated Gdansk refinery pump renovation project
Lessons learned: Working on R&D projects showed me I love digging into tough problems—and that there’s always a solution, even if it seems impossible at first.
Systems Engineer
Grovfjord Mek. Verksted AS · Full-timeSep 2020 – Apr 2021 · 8 mos · Norway
- Basic design of remote controlled piping systems for Unmanned Service Vessel series (21m) with risk analysis
- Basic design of piping systems for Windfarm Service Catamaran (39m)
- Coordinated international engineering team
- Active communication with clients, suppliers, and production team
Lessons learned: Designing remote-controlled vessels from scratch in northern Norway was wild! It made me realize how much I love big, complex engineering challenges. Especially when automation is involved.
Piping Engineer
NAVA Engineering · Full-timeJun 2018 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Gdansk, Poland
- Mechanical engineer in multiple EGCS projects for containerships and cruisers
- Onboard inspections with 3D scanning
- Mechanical calculations and analysis for ship systems
Lessons learned: Lots of travel, tons of hands-on engineering, and learning what it means to work hard and do things right.
Intern
NAVA Engineering · InternshipAug 2017 – Sep 2017 · 2 mos · Gdansk, Poland
- Participation in mega yacht project
Lessons learned: My first real taste of engineering. Just soaking up everything I could and learning from the pros.