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About Me

Hi, I'm Emile, a Cloud Platform Lead at NCS Australia 🇦🇺, based in Sydney. I design and build robust, scalable solutions on Google Cloud ☁️. I believe in creating platforms and processes that are clean and intentional, finding elegance in simplicity and power in thoughtful design.


My goal is helping businesses realise the maximum value from their technology investments 🚀.
  • Current Role - Cloud Platform Lead, NCS Australia
  • Focus - Google Cloud, Platform Engineering, IaC & GitOps
  • Location - Sydney, Australia

Emile Hofsink

Platform Engineering + Systems Architecture

My Engineering Philosophy

I draw heavily from the philosophies of David Heinemeier Hansson and Mitchell Hashimoto. I believe in empowering developers and creating efficient, enjoyable workflows through a few core principles:

  1. Convention over Configuration
    Building systems with sensible defaults to create an omakase ("I'll leave it to you") experience, allowing teams to focus on unique business problems instead of boilerplate.
  2. Automate Everything
    Championing repeatable patterns and a GitOps workflow ⚙️, ensuring that every part of the process is traceable, idempotent, consistent, and reliable.
  3. Code is King
    At the core of my work is Infrastructure as Code (usually Terraform), which enables the creation of beautiful, readable, and maintainable platforms.

Beyond the Keyboard

  • I bring the same intentionality and craftsmanship to my personal life. As a husband and father to two young boys, I focus on the details that matter most.
  • When I'm not working, you'll find me perfecting a V60 pour-over ☕, experimenting in the kitchen 👨‍🍳, or strumming my guitar 🎸.
  • A lifetime of playing StarCraft sharpened my strategic thinking, while The Legend of Zelda 🎮 fuelled my sense of adventure.
  • My creative energy flows to a diverse soundtrack—everything from the soaring leads of power metal \m/ to the calm focus of lofi beats 🎧.