October 2021 Summaries

Koyeb, a France-based company building a next-generation serverless cloud computing platform, is expanding its team and has welcomed Nicolas as a Senior Backend Engineer. Nicolas is passionate about low-level technologies such as containers and networking, and finds the opportunity at Koyeb to be a perfect match, as the company utilizes technologies like Firecracker, Envoy, Kuma, and Nomad to ensure secure and high-performance hosting for clients. Being part of a small, talented team allows Nicolas to wear many hats, contributing to various aspects of the product and infrastructure. Outside of work, Nicolas enjoys playing with technology, spending time with friends and family, watching esports, and learning to skateboard. He also enjoys teaching, as it reinforces his own knowledge, and has a fondness for Linux, though he uses a Mac for practical reasons. Koyeb is currently hiring individuals excited about working with the latest in serverless technology to join their mission.

Koyeb's serverless platform focuses on providing a fast and seamless global deployment solution for applications by utilizing an advanced global networking infrastructure. The platform operates by routing user requests through a Global Edge Network, which consists of 55 edge locations worldwide, before reaching core locations where services are hosted. This network architecture employs BGP Anycast for efficient georouting and redundancy, ensuring that traffic is directed to the closest server for optimal performance. Koyeb's infrastructure incorporates modern technologies such as TLS, HTTP/2, caching, and a service mesh using Envoy and Kuma, which facilitates local load balancing, service discovery, and end-to-end encryption. The platform also supports Zero-Trust networking through mTLS to secure all connections. The system is designed to be developer-friendly, offering features like Docker container deployment, git-driven continuous deployment, and plans to expand support to TCP and UDP connections, making it versatile for hosting a variety of services and applications.

Koyeb, a growing team primarily based in France, is focused on developing a next-generation serverless cloud computing platform designed for ease of application deployment. Thomas, a Senior Backend Engineer at Koyeb, plays a key role in advancing this vision by working on the platform's core engine, ensuring seamless updates through tools like Nomad. With a minimal remote setup, Thomas prefers using Arch Linux and relies on 'gofmt' for consistent coding practices. Outside of work, he enjoys movies, electronic music, and social activities with friends. Passionate about emerging technologies, Koyeb is actively seeking new team members to join their mission of enhancing serverless capabilities and invites interested individuals to explore career opportunities with them.