Senior Developer → Transitioning into DevOps & SRE
Building reliable systems at scale. 9+ years of full-stack experience, now focused on infrastructure, Kubernetes, and site reliability engineering.
Actively transitioning into DevOps & SRE through hands-on practice in my homelab. Learning Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP). Building on a foundation of WordPress development, full-stack engineering, and self-hosted infrastructure.
2026 Goal: Full-time DevOps/SRE role
- $20K MRR Chrome extension for Amazon automation
- $28M+ NFT project sales generated
- 487+ automated WordPress pages (90% content creation reduction)
- $50K-100K annual SEO value delivered
- 100/100 PageSpeed scores achieved
- Languages: Typescript, Python, PHP, JavaScript
- WordPress: Custom themes/plugins, ACF Pro
- Frontend: React 19, Next.js 15, Tailwind CSS, GSAP, Vite
- Backend: FASTAPI, SQL, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, Websockets
- Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes (learning), Terraform
- Platforms: AWS, Caddy, Nginx
- Tools: Git, CI/CD, Monitoring, Linux (NeoVim, Tmux, terminal workflows)
- LLM integration, RAG systems, AI agents, Vector databases
Enterprise WordPress platform for multi-location HVAC business.
- 487+ dynamically generated service pages
- 100/100 PageSpeed score
- Self-hosted infrastructure (full DevOps experience)
Next.js 15 platform showcasing full-stack expertise.
- Blog with all my wins and loses
📈 Professional Journey
Digital Age Marketing Group - WordPress Developer
- 20+ custom WordPress themes and plugins
- PHP 7+ and modern development workflows
- high-converting WordPress websites (100% satisfaction)
- 40% repeat business rate
- Amazon Dropshipping automation tool hit $20K MRR
- First major entrepreneurial success
- $28M+ NFT project sales
- Burnout → spiritual sabbatical
- Traveled: Peru, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, India
- Built AI products, learned LLMs and RAG systems
- Realized: stop chasing hype, follow what resonates
- Self-hosted family HVAC business WordPress site
- Built complete DevOps infrastructure (Docker, Caddy, server management)
- Discovered passion: systems thinking, infrastructure, DevOps
- Joined KubeCraft community, actively learning Kubernetes
- Systemized Note taking with Zettelkasten
- Goal: Full-time DevOps/SRE role
- Daily hands-on practice in homelab environment
📚 Learning Resources
- The DevOps Handbook
- Site Reliability Engineering (Google SRE books)
- The Phoenix Project
- Team Topologies
- How Linux Works
- Clean Code (Robert C. Martin)
- Designing Data-Intensive Applications (Martin Kleppmann)
- Zero to One (Peter Thiel)
- $100M Offers (Alex Hormozi)
- Atomic Habits (James Clear)
🤝 FAQ
What type of role are you looking for? DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles focused on infrastructure automation, site reliability, and scalable distributed systems.
Are you available for hire? Yes, seeking remote opportunities. Open to time zone differences.
What's your approach to learning DevOps? Daily hands-on practice in my homelab (bare-metal ThinkPad sandbox). Building, breaking, and iterating to develop practical understanding through real failures.
What unique perspective do you bring? Entrepreneurial background ($20K MRR product, $28M+ NFT sales) → understand business value of uptime and performance. Full-stack experience → understand application needs from infrastructure perspective.
What's your experience with DevOps tools? Git, CI/CD, Docker from development background. Actively learning Kubernetes, Terraform, Prometheus monitoring, and SRE practices through daily homelab practice.
- Email: thekelvinperez@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/TheKelvinPerez
- Twitter: @TheKelvinPerez
- Portfolio: kelvinperez.com
"It's never to late to return to the fundamentals and craft the life you always dreamed off, one day at a time"
Last updated: December 2025