Hi, I'm Dewald

I’m a Principal Engineer at RVU, based in Bath, UK. My day-to-day is in platform engineering - distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (mostly AWS), Kubernetes, and developer tooling.

What I’m Into

I spend most of my time in Linux (NixOS specifically), Rust, and Go. I’m currently learning Rust by building small games with Bevy as a way to explore the language beyond typical backend work.

I like declarative configuration and reproducible environments. My NixOS config manages multiple machines and I run a homelab with Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi alongside several NixOS boxes.

The Homelab

I’m always tinkering with my home automation setup - currently planning smart heating with Zigbee TRVs and running proper cable throughout the house. I lean heavily toward self-hosting and local control over cloud-dependent services, and I’m gradually working on de-Googling.

Other Interests

• Gaming on Linux
• Boxing and hiking
• Tinkering with my Framework laptop
• Doom Emacs

Fluffy, Code-smith, Gentle-pony Adventurer