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Nicholas Drone

Backend Engineer | Java & Spring Boot | Cloud Automation

Building scalable systems, clean APIs, and maintainable software without unnecessary complexity.

Husband • Father of 6 • Brewer • Builder

About Me

I'm a software engineer focused on backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and pragmatic architecture.

I enjoy building systems that are:

  • scalable
  • readable
  • maintainable
  • production-ready

Most of my work centers around Java, Spring Boot, messaging systems, automation, and cloud-native development.

Outside of software, I enjoy brewing beer and mead, BBQ, Jeep projects, and building things that last.

Tech Stack

Backend Development

Java Spring Boot Hibernate JPA Kafka REST API

Cloud & DevOps

Azure Terraform Docker GitHub Actions

Databases

Oracle Postgres

Engineering Philosophy

Readable systems scale better than clever systems.

Things I care about:

  • clean architecture
  • automation
  • developer experience
  • resilient systems
  • performance tuning
  • meaningful abstractions
  • solving real problems instead of creating framework theater

Featured Writing

Automated Service Principal Password Rotation

Terraform + Azure automation for secure credential rotation.

Repositories are not just for Databases

Why repository layers should encapsulate behavior — not just persistence.

Current Interests

  • Event-driven architecture
  • Distributed systems
  • JVM performance tuning
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Homelab automation
  • Jeep builds
  • Brewing beer & mead

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