Hi there, I'm René 👋

Software engineer building reliable software for regulated environments, maintaining open-source macOS tooling, and going deeper into platform engineering, performance, and systems research.

Currently ⚡︎

• 👨🏻‍💻 Software Engineer @ Dexcom — building automation, governance, and reliable delivery systems for mobile app compatibility and FDA-sensitive configuration.
• 🏗️ Core Maintainer @ Thaw — macOS menu-bar manager used by thousands; core features, reverse engineering, release automation, and macOS beta compatibility across the thaw-app ecosystem.
• 👨‍🚀 Growing into cloud-native and platform engineering through Kubernetes, Pulumi, CI/CD, and SRE practice.

Open Source 🚀

thaw-app — platform & core maintainer

• Thaw — menu-bar manager core: features, reverse engineering, signing/notarization, and macOS beta compatibility
• platform — org-as-code with Pulumi (repos, teams, rulesets, environments)
• org-ci / .github — shared release composites, workflows, and org defaults
• raycast-extension — Raycast control surface for Thaw (visibility, search, settings)
• menubarspawner — helper that spawns customizable menu-bar status items
• homebrew-tap — Homebrew formulas for Thaw releases

Minor Contributions

Outside the terminal

• 🙅 I cannot do LeetCode. I can ship to production, though.
• ❄️ I use NixOS for gaming.
• 🎮 The Witcher 3, CK3, Victoria 3, EU5—and an honorable mention for Forza Horizon 5 (and 6).
• 🐺 I have a calupoh (wolfdog), ~50 budgies, and 6 agapornis.

Skills & Technologies

Stack

Languages
Backend & Runtime
Frontend & Mobile
Cloud & DevOps
Data & Quality
Observability & Security
Platforms & OS

Tools

Editors & IDEs
Terminals & Shell
Dev & API Utilities
Linters & Formatters

The Rig

⌨️	Mode Envoy · Gateron Oil King V2 · Mode Lotus Keycaps
🎧	Rode PodMic USB White · AirPods Pro 2 · Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro · Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3
💻	Mac Mini M4 · MacBook Pro 16"
☕	Specialty, local roasters, single origin. Non-negotiable.
🧘🏻‍♂️	Manduka PRO · Non-negotiable.
🌟	Ray-Ban 3582V · Handmade naturally dyed blue ceramic mug from a local Mexican ceramic shop

Achievements 🏆