About me

Tech enthusiast by day, lifelong learner by nature. Here's my story.

Kadir Islow

Personal

When I'm not architecting scalable systems or debugging Kubernetes clusters, you'll find me on the football pitch or diving into a good book. I believe the best engineers are well-rounded individuals who understand that life isn't just about code and containers.

Football

Playing and watching, nothing beats the beautiful game

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Reading

Tech books, biographies, and everything in between

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Tinkering

I enjoy tinkering with technology, exploring through experimentation.

Background

From an early fascination with hardware to a later passion for software, curiosity has been the driving force behind my engineering journey.

My background is in Computer Science, and over the years I've worked with everything from bare-metal Kubernetes to multi-cloud setups on AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Currently, I work on cloud and AI initiatives in the UAE, with a focus on scalable platforms, modern infrastructure, and intelligent systems. I'm also a Co-Founder of GerVest, an advisor to FinTech startups, and part of CoderCo's DevOps Academy, where I contribute back to the community.

Experience

My career has taken me across continents and industries, each experience adding a unique perspective to how I approach problems and build solutions.

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United Arab Emirates

Finance

Cloud and AI adoption and DevOps transformation in banking, with a focus on security, compliance, and cost optimization.

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Germany

Energy • Telecom • IoT

Built and maintained cloud-native platforms and distributed systems, spanning application development, platform engineering, and DevOps practices across energy, telecom, IoT etc.

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United Kingdom

Technology

Started my career in tech, working as system engineer at a TV Broadcaster and learning the fundamentals of modern infrastructure.

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Portugal

Manufacturing

Supported IT infrastructure and systems for global manufacturing operations, gaining exposure to enterprise environments.

Each role has taught me something valuable - from the precision required in finance to the scale challenges in telecom, and the reliability demands in energy. This diverse experience helps me build better, more resilient systems.