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Dean Lofts

Software Engineer / DevOps Engineer / Cloud Architect
Melbourne, Australia

fm.loftwah.com • LinkedIn • pizza.deanlofts.xyz • loftwah/react-pizza-demo

About

Senior DevOps Engineer and Cloud Architect specialising in AWS, Ruby on Rails, and infrastructure automation. Expert in designing resilient cloud environments and building developer-centric platforms that merge DevOps, AI, and creative automation.

Known for delivering clean, observable systems with structured logging, telemetry, and composable CI/CD pipelines. Creator of LoftwahFM — a project showcasing innovation in analytics and AI-generated media.

Highlights

  • LoftwahFM: AI-powered streaming radio and generative music platform blending beats, voice, and automation.
  • NASA Open MCT PR #5520: Contributed Playwright test automation improving end-to-end reliability.
  • AWS Infrastructure Delivery: Architected a redundant multi-region streaming solution (EC2 + ECS) in under 72 hours to meet a CEO directive.

Technical Stack

  • Cloud / Infra:
    AWS (ECS, Fargate, S3, RDS, CloudWatch), Terraform, Docker, GitHub Actions

  • Languages:
    Ruby, TypeScript, Shell

  • Frameworks:
    Ruby on Rails, Kamal

  • Observability:
    Structured Logging (Axiom), CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus

  • Databases:
    PostgreSQL, Redis

  • Security:
    Tailscale, IAM, CompTIA Security+

Certifications