Daylan Hoff

Senior DevOps Engineer · Cloud Architect · Privacy Advocate

Designing scalable AWS architectures, leading zero-downtime deployments, and building privacy-first software.

$10M+Cost Savings
500+Apps Managed
0Downtime (2yr)
5+Years Exp.
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Passion Projects

All of my projects share a common foundation: privacy-first design. I believe technology should empower users while respecting their fundamental right to privacy.

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Hofflabs

Hofflabs

Independent startup company run by me to provide consulting services as well provide and contribute to open source projects.

https://hofflabs.org

Concluda

Concluda

AI-driven privacy-first platform empowering users to understand documents

https://concluda.ai

Pinquin

Pinquin

The first truly privacy-first location sharing tool, replacing big tech alternatives

https://pinquin.net

Raspberry

Raspberry

A fun Steam game where you collect and trade raspberries while battling against the evil bananas

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3048820/Raspberry/

I have many more projects to explore!

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How This Site's Hosted

Automated deployment pipelines using AWS S3, CloudFront, and GitHub Actions

AWS & CI/CD Architecture
Automated deployment pipeline using GitHub Actions and AWS services
GitHub
GitHub Actions
S3 Bucket
CloudFront
IAM/Security

Deployment Flow

  • • Code pushed to GitHub
  • • GitHub Actions triggers build
  • • Assets deployed to S3
  • • CloudFront serves content globally

Key Features

  • • Automated CI/CD pipeline
  • • Infrastructure as Code
  • • Secure IAM policies
  • • Global CDN distribution

Privacy-First Engineering

Building secure applications with C#, .NET, and privacy-by-design principles

Privacy-First Application Architecture
Built with privacy and security as core principles using C# and .NET

End-to-End Encryption

Data encrypted at rest and in transit

Zero-Knowledge Architecture

Server never sees unencrypted data

Privacy by Design

No tracking, no analytics, no data mining

Security First

Regular audits and penetration testing

Client
Encryption Layer
Server

Professional Journey

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Sr. DevOps Engineer

May 2022 - Present
AdvancedMD•Remote
AWS
Kubernetes
Helm
ArgoCD
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
.NET
C#
JavaScript

Quality Assurance Engineer

June 2021 - May 2022
AdvancedMD•Hybrid - Salt Lake City, Utah
C#
Python
Postman
Test Automation
Agile
SCRUM

Bachelor of Computer Science & Advanced Repair Specialist

2018 - 2021
Neumont College•Salt Lake City, Utah
C#
.NET
Software Engineering
Algorithms
Data Structures
Career journey starts here · 2018