# Ayoub Dardory, Senior DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer – AI Automation

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Ayoub Dardory is a Senior DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer who uses AI to automate DevOps and SRE work. He works on reliability and automation for the cloud and Web3 platforms other engineers build on.

Software engineer by background, leading platform engineering at CrossBar Inc. and using AI to automate DevOps and SRE work. Before that he worked with the teams behind Axelar, Chainlink and Polymesh, and earlier at NVLP, ConsenSys, OLX Group and Schibsted.

Latest certification: Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (Anthropic). Also certified: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, IBM Certified Solution Advisor – Cloud Computing Architecture V3, Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer.

This page is a summary. Some details are left out on purpose because publishing them is a security risk; the full resume is available by email on request through the [resume request form](https://ayoub.dev/#resume).

## At a glance

- **Discipline:** DevOps · SRE · Platform engineering
- **Focus:** Reliability · AI automation · Release engineering
- **Platforms:** Kubernetes · Terraform · AWS · GCP
- **Domain:** Cloud & Web3 infrastructure
- **Engineering teams:** CrossBar Inc., Axelar Network, Chainlink Labs, Polymesh, NVLP, ConsenSys, OLX Group, Schibsted

## Selected work

Infrastructure for cross-chain, oracle and financial networks. The four teams where he did most of this work, current team first. Each entry covers his share of a team effort. Summaries stay high level on purpose: architecture and security details are only in the [full resume](https://ayoub.dev/#resume).

### CrossBar Inc.

Web3 platform · Current

Leads platform engineering across the company’s engineering teams: cloud architecture, infrastructure as code, blockchain RPC infrastructure and the incident response process, from tooling to runbooks.

- **Role:** Platform Engineering Lead
- **Domain:** Web3 platform · Multi-chain
- **Areas:** Platform leadership · Cloud architecture · RPC infrastructure · Incident management

Metrics and real impact for this role are in the full resume: fill in the [resume request form](https://ayoub.dev/#resume) to get it.

### Axelar Network

Interoperability Protocol

Automated chain configuration changes, cutting release time from days to minutes, and built the release pipelines for the Axelar SDKs. Added monitoring for on-chain events and ran the Kubernetes platform behind the network’s services.

- **Role:** Senior Site Reliability Engineer
- **Domain:** Cross-chain interoperability
- **Areas:** Release automation · On-chain monitoring · Kubernetes

Metrics and real impact for this role are in the full resume: fill in the [resume request form](https://ayoub.dev/#resume) to get it.

### Chainlink Labs

Oracle network

Built infrastructure for Data Streams, Chainlink’s low-latency data product, which helped enable [the deal with GMX](https://chain.link/blog/data-streams-mainnet). Helped roll out GitOps on Kubernetes and worked on observability, on-call and incident response.

- **Role:** Senior Site Reliability Engineer / DevOps
- **Domain:** Oracle networks · Low-latency market data
- **Areas:** Data Streams infrastructure · GitOps on Kubernetes · Incident response

Metrics and real impact for this role are in the full resume: fill in the [resume request form](https://ayoub.dev/#resume) to get it.

### Polymesh

Formerly Polymath

Took part in the move from testnet to mainnet, automated validator deployments and built monitoring for on-chain activity. Also reworked the release workflows for internal tooling.

- **Role:** Senior DevOps Engineer
- **Domain:** Blockchain for regulated financial markets
- **Areas:** Mainnet launch · Validator automation · On-chain monitoring

Metrics and real impact for this role are in the full resume: fill in the [resume request form](https://ayoub.dev/#resume) to get it.

## Earlier experience

A crypto exchange, blockchain consulting and online marketplaces. He started on full-stack product work and moved on to running platforms on AWS.

### NVLP Digital (NVLP Group)

**Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer.** Architected the core infrastructure for a cryptocurrency exchange, from a highly available Kubernetes platform and access control to infrastructure as code, CI/CD for every service and monitoring.

Metrics and real impact for this role are in the full resume: fill in the [resume request form](https://ayoub.dev/#resume) to get it.

### ConsenSys

**Senior Software Engineer / DevOps.** Built backend features and ran DevOps for a decentralized e-learning platform within Smart Dubai’s blockchain initiatives. Contributed to a [Blockchain-Platform-as-a-Service](https://www.du.ae/about/media-centre/newsdetail/du-and-Consensys-build-the-first-blockchain-platform-in-the-UAE) built with du, and helped run CI/CD across internal projects.

Metrics and real impact for this role are in the full resume: fill in the [resume request form](https://ayoub.dev/#resume) to get it.

### Shedd (Dubizzle, OLX Group)

**Back-end / DevOps Engineer.** Built B2C features for Shedd’s launches in the UAE, Australia, Bulgaria and Spain, and ran its AWS infrastructure for high availability.

Metrics and real impact for this role are in the full resume: fill in the [resume request form](https://ayoub.dev/#resume) to get it.

### Avito (Schibsted Media Group)

**Full Stack Engineer.** Shipped features and bug fixes for the platform, and built tooling that automated moderation and cut its costs.

Metrics and real impact for this role are in the full resume: fill in the [resume request form](https://ayoub.dev/#resume) to get it.

### This page is the short version.

The detailed resume covers every role with metrics and real impact. Some details are left out here on purpose: publishing system designs, access setups and internal tooling of current and past teams is a security risk. To get the full resume, fill in the [resume request form](https://ayoub.dev/#resume) and he sends it by email. It is hosted, password protected, at [ayoub.cv](https://ayoub.cv).

## Projects

Personal projects, from idea to production. He builds and runs these alongside his day job: Moroccan fintech tools, job boards, video services and developer APIs. Active projects come first; he no longer maintains the earlier ones.

### Active

- **[MENAVerify](https://menaverify.com/)**: An identity and account validation API for the MENA region. Checks UAE phone numbers, Emirates ID numbers, Tax Registration Numbers and IBANs against published numbering plans, issuer rules and bank code allocations, with no SMS or external lookup.
- **[RIB.ma](https://rib.ma/)**: Verification of Moroccan bank account details (RIB). Businesses and developers validate RIB numbers, bank codes and branch codes through an API or a dashboard.
- **[Castovy](https://castovy.com/)**: A video studio for podcast shows. Send an episode and get back a finished, full-length video with the show’s branding, chapter cards and burned-in captions, ready to upload to YouTube.
- **[MoulSarf](https://www.moulsarf.com/)**: Moroccan dirham exchange rates from Bank Al-Maghrib’s daily reference rates: buy and sell prices for the euro, US dollar, pound sterling, Gulf currencies and more, with history for each currency and a converter.
- **[The Situation Zone](https://thesituationzone.com/)**: A 24/7 live stream of a radar-style map of the world’s air traffic, built on public ADS-B data. During breaking news the stream zooms in on the affected area to show diversions, holding patterns and empty skies, and viewers steer the map through chat commands on YouTube and Twitch.
- **[MarchesPro](https://www.marchespro.com/)**: A monitoring platform for public and private calls for tenders in Morocco. Search, follow and analyse tenders, with market details, eligibility criteria and bid documents in one place.
- **[GulfMedTalent](https://gulfmedtalent.com/)**: A healthcare job board for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC, listing vacancies for nurses, doctors, pharmacists and allied health professionals at hospitals, clinics and medical centres across the Gulf.

### Earlier · no longer maintained

- **[FootballCompare](https://footballcompare.com/)** (online, no longer maintained): Head-to-head comparison videos and stats for the biggest football matchups.
- **[Hares.io](https://hares.io/)** (online, no longer maintained): Hares (“the guardian” in Arabic) is a REST API covering millions of IP addresses owned by hosting providers. System administrators and DevOps teams use it to see which traffic reaching their systems comes from a hosting provider. Stack: Python.
- **[NFTNDX](https://nftndx.io/)** (online, no longer maintained): NFTNDX (“NFT Index”) lists only authenticated NFTs minted by verified celebrities and public personalities, and tracks who owns them in real time across marketplaces. Stack: Node.js · JavaScript.
- **Serefly** (serefly.com, discontinued): Serefly (“exchange for me” in Moroccan Darija) brought small independent currency exchange offices together in one place: people posted the amount they wanted to exchange and received quotes. Stack: Node.js · JavaScript. [Demo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b15Rq4Ldoyk).
- **REMVID** (remvid.io, discontinued): An online tool for real-estate agencies and agents to generate marketing videos on the fly, ready to share on social media and in advertising campaigns. Stack: Node.js · JavaScript · Shell. [Demo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIP8WqpuPXs).

## About Ayoub

![Ayoub Dardory](https://ayoub.dev/ayoub-dardory.webp?v=c50bcd444e)

Ayoub Dardory is a Senior DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer with a software engineering background.

He has spent most of his career on Web3 infrastructure: cross-chain protocols, oracle node networks and blockchains for regulated finance. Online he goes by Apolikamixitos, and he writes at [4ts.io](https://4ts.io).

AI automation is part of his DevOps and SRE work: he uses Claude Code, agents and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to automate operational tasks. He holds the Claude Certified Architect – Foundations certification from Anthropic, which covers Claude Code, the Claude Agent SDK, the Claude API and MCP.

This site is a summary. The full resume, with the details left out here for security reasons, is available on request: [request the full resume](https://ayoub.dev/#resume).

- **Disciplines:** DevOps · Site Reliability Engineering · Platform engineering
- **Focus:** Reliability · Automation · Release engineering · AI automation
- **Platforms:** Kubernetes · Terraform · AWS · GCP
- **AI tooling:** Claude Code · Claude Agent SDK · Claude API · MCP
- **Domains:** Web3 infrastructure · Blockchain operations · Scalable cloud platforms
- **Languages:** English · French · Arabic · Berber (Tashelhit)
- **Nationality:** Moroccan
- **Handle:** Apolikamixitos

## Certifications

AI and cloud architecture, software engineering and English language certifications, plus verified academic qualifications.

| Certification | Issuer | Earned |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Claude Certified Architect – Foundations ([verify on Credly](https://www.credly.com/badges/fbd58949-9b59-4a20-94b6-a9c828d41c74)) | Anthropic | 2026 |
| Verified International Academic Qualifications ([verify on Credly](https://www.credly.com/badges/44ec2689-8088-4e91-b7f1-f03ce7383462)) | World Education Services (WES) | 2019 |
| AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate ([verify on Credly](https://www.credly.com/badges/6a9032fe-705e-4e6b-9615-157a864a5db2)) | Amazon Web Services | 2016 |
| IBM Certified Solution Advisor – Cloud Computing Architecture V3 | IBM | 2014 |
| Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer ([verify on Credly](https://www.credly.com/badges/b0e54760-f40f-4501-b95e-f0bd45a109a6)) | Oracle | 2013 |
| TOEIC, Test of English for International Communication (score 820 / 990) | Educational Testing Service (ETS) | 2012 |

## Get in touch

For roles, collaborations or infrastructure questions, email [hello@ayoub.dev](mailto:hello@ayoub.dev) or use the contact form at https://ayoub.dev/#contact. Form messages go straight to his inbox. The site doesn’t store them, and he won’t add senders to a mailing list or share their messages with anyone.

### Request the full resume

Some details are left off this site for security reasons. Leave your name, work email and company in the [resume request form](https://ayoub.dev/#resume) (LinkedIn profile and a note are optional) and he’ll email you the full resume, with metrics and real impact for every role. Already have access? It’s at [ayoub.cv](https://ayoub.cv), password protected.

- LinkedIn: [ayoubdardory](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayoubdardory)
- GitHub: [apolikamixitos](https://github.com/apolikamixitos)
- X / Twitter: [@apolikamixitos](https://twitter.com/apolikamixitos)
- Blog: [4ts.io](https://4ts.io)