Robert Koch
Forward Deployment Engineering Lead at koch.ie
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolRobert Koch is a Forward Deployment Engineering Lead and seasoned software engineer from Melbourne with 11 years of experience building cloud-native, AI-driven, and infrastructure solutions. He blends hands-on engineering and strategic advisory work—designing, deploying, and scaling secure AWS systems for enterprise customers while leading technical engagements that turn prototypes into production value. A background in electrical and computer systems engineering plus maths and CS gives him a systems-level view, evidenced by work at AWS Professional Services and contributions to the popular dnscontrol open-source project (notably Cloudflare DS support). He also runs a consultancy focused on AI, web apps, and cloud optimisation, and has a track record across startups and large platforms—from realtime delivery and mobile apps to security and compliance. Pragmatic and curious, he gravitates toward problems that connect mechanical/electrical intuition with software automation.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's of Engineering (Honors), Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Bachelor's of Engineering (Honors), Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at Monash University
English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (10)
infrastructure-as-code10
cloudflare10
go10
dns10
testing9
workflow-engine9
nextjs6
python6
dataframe6
react6
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
DNSControl/dnscontrol
May 2019 - May 2019
Infrastructure as code for DNS!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:10 commits, 1 PR, 4 comments in 12 days
Contributions summary:Robert primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the DNS control project. This involved implementing new features, particularly for the Cloudflare DNS provider, including the addition of DS records. Furthermore, the user made updates and generated files related to documentation and integration testing, indicating involvement in the quality assurance and documentation aspects of the project. The commits suggest a good understanding of the underlying DNS infrastructure and the integration of different DNS providers.
dnsinfrastructure-as-codegodnscontrol
kochie/kochie
Jul 2020 - Oct 2022
Contributions:1 PR, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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